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: 


THE 


MUNICIPAL  HERALD 


OF 


CHICAGO 


CONTAINING  A 


OF  THE 


CITY  OF  CHICAGO 

CONSISTING  OF  PORTRAITS  OF  THE  MAYOR,  CITY  TREASURER,  CITY  ATTORNEY, 

CITY  CLERK,  MEMBERS  OF  THE  CITY  COUNCIL,  AND  THE 

LEADING  OFFICIALS  OF  THE 

George  B.  Swift  Administration 


OF 


1895-96 

AND  ALL  DESIRABLE  INFORMATION  REGARDING  SAME. 


CHICAGO: 

JOHN  C.  STERCHIE,  Publisher. 
1896. 


Copyright  by  John  C.  Sterchie, 


Printed  by 

GAUL,  WEKMICH  &  SEIBERT, 

340  Dearborn  St. 

Chicago. 


INTRODUCTION. 


THE  publisher  begs  leave  to  say  that  in  presenting  this  Souvenir  copy 
of  the  Municipal  Herald,  containing  many  sketches  of  the  leading 
officials  of  the  George  B.  Swift  administration,  he  has  endeavored 
to  fill  a  want  which  exists  not  only  among  those  connected  with  the  pres- 
ent City  administration,  and  who  desire  to  have  some  souvenir  of  their 
connection  in  the  form  of  a  portrait  and  sketch  of  their  present  associates 
and  colleagues,  but  also  among  the  general  public,  who  know  but  little  of 
the  trying  duties  and  responsibilities  resting  upon  them,  and  are  apt  to 
judge  them  by  the  unreliable  statements  made  in  regard  to  them  by  their 
political  opponents  and  sometimes  printed  by  a  partisan  press.  He  desires 
to  express  the  hope  that  this  volume  will  meet  with  general  approval,  al- 
though it  is  not  as  complete  as  he  would  like  to  have  made  it.  He  regrets, 
that  owing  to  the  indifference  of  some  and  the  broken  promises  of  others, 
he  was  unable  to  secure  all  for  this  publication  and  trusts  that  the  few  will 
not  be  missed  by  the  many.  He  also  desires  to  return  thanks  for  the  many 
courtesies  and  generous  hospitality  extended  to  him  by  some  officials  and 
members  of  the  Council,  and  wishing  them  all  a  bright  future,  he  begs 
leave  to  remain,  Most  sincerely  yours, 

JOHN  C.    STERCHIE. 


JOHN  C.  STERCHIE, 
Publisher  of  Hunicipal  Herald, 

125  Clark  Street, 
CHICAGO. 


CHICAGO  CIVIL  LIST. 


CITY  GOVERNMENT. 

Mayor— GEORGE  B.  SWIFT. 
City  Clerk— J.  R.  B.  VAN  CLEAVE.  Deputy  City  Clerk— EDWIN  J.  DWYEK. 

City  Treasurer— ADAM  WOLF.        City  Attorney— ROY  O.  WEST. 

City  Comptroller— O.  D.  WETHERELL.         Chief  Clerk— P.  M.  BARRETT. 

Commissioner  of  Public  Works — W.  D.  KENT. 

Deputy — J.  A.  MOODY. 

General  Superintendent  of  Police— J.  J.  BADENOCH. 
Fire  Marshal— DENIS  J.  SWENIE.  City  Collector— PHILIP  MAAS. 

Commissioner  of  Health — W.  R.  KERR. 

Commissioner  of  Buildings— JOSEPH  DOWNEY. 

City  Sealer  of  Weights  and  Measures— H.  D.  PATTON. 

Prosecuting-  Attorney— W.  H.  TATGE.  City  Physician— A.  C.  COTTON. 

Inspector  of  Gas — E.  C.  WESTMAN.       Inspector  of  Oils — W.  RAYMOND. 

Inspector  of  Steam  Boilers — JOHN  D.  PICKHAM. 

Superintendent  Water  Office — J.  C.  CRAIG. 

Serg-eant-at-Arms  City  Council — W.  J.  COOKE. 

Superintendent  House  of  Correction — MARK  L.  CRAWFORD. 

City  Engineer — L/.  B.  JACKSON.  City  Electrician — JOHN  P.  BARRETT. 

Superintendent  of  Streets — R.  H.  MCDONALD. 

Superintendent  of  Schools — A.  G.  L/ANE. 


CIVIL  SERVICE  COMMISSION. 

JOHN  M.  CLARK.  R.  A.  WALLER.  C.  HOTZ. 

Secretary — E.  J.  PHELPS. 


BOARD  OF  ALDERMEN. 

1.  . John  J.  Coug-hlin,  Francis  P.  Gleason.  2..Addison  Ballard,  Martin  Best. 
3.  .Edw.  Marrenner,  Noble  P.  Judah.  4..  John  W.  Hepburn,  Martin  B.  Madden. 
5.  .David  Deist,  William  J.  Doerr.  6.  .Charles  Martin,  Henry  Stuckart.  7.  .John 
A.  Cooke,  Edward  Haas.  8.  .Frank  Slepicka,  John  Bennett.  9.  .Frederick  Rohde, 
Joseph  E.  Bidwell.  10.  .Frederick  C.  Engel,  Zina  R.  Carter.  11.  .A.  H.  Watson, 
C.  E.  Hatnbleton.  12.  .Conrad  Kahler,  J.  L,.  Campbell.  13.  .E.  W.  Stan  wood,  Chas. 
F.  Holman.  14.  .James  Keats,  George  A.  Mugler.  15.  .Joseph  A.  L/ammers,  Joseph 
F.  Haas.  16.  .John  Schermann,  George  C.  Lenke.  17.  .M.  M.  O'Connor,  Stephen  P. 
Revere.  18.. William  F.  Mahony,  John  J.  Brennan.  19.. John  Powers,  Frank 
L,awler.  20.  .Charles  E.  Ehlert,  John  H.  Hartwick.  21.  .A.  J.  Brachtendorf,  Fred- 
erick A.  Hoyer.  22.  .H.  C.  Schendorf,  A.  W.  Maltby.  23.  .John  A.  Larson,  John 
Weisbrod.  24.. Thomas  H.  Currier,  W.  R.  Manierre.  25.. William  P.  Chapman, 
George  B.  Milne.  26.. William  E.  Schlake,  William  Finkler.  27.. Hubert  W. 
Butler,  George  S.  Foster.  28.  .John  Bigane,  Thomas  Sayle.  29.  .Robert  Mulcahy, 
James  J.  McCarthy.  30.. W.  Merchant,  John  W.  Utesch.  31.. Edwin  J.  Noble, 
I.  T.  Greenacre.  32.  .James  R.  Mann,  William  Kent.  33.  .Cyrus  H.  Howell,  G.  W. 
Shepherd.  34.  .O.  L,.  Chadwick,  John  O'Neill. 


MAYORS  OF  CHICAGO. 


WIU,IAM  B.  OGDEN 
BUCKNER  S.  MORRIS 
B.  W.  RAYMOND^    . 

ALEXANDER  IvI-OYD 

F.  C.  SHERMAN 
B.  W.  RAYMOND 
AUGUSTUS  GARRETT 
A.  S.  SHERMAN 
AUGUSTUS  GARRETT 
JOHN  P.  CHAPIN 
JAMES  CURTIS 
JAMES  H.  WOODWORTH 
JAMES  H.  WOODWORTH 
JAMES  CURTIS     . 
W.  S.  GURNEE 
W.  S.  GURNEE    . 
CHARLES  M.  GRAY 
I.  L/.  MIUJKEN    . 
I/EVI  D.  BOONE 
THOMAS  DYER    . 
JOHN  WENTWORTH 
JOHN  C.  HAINES 
JOHN  C.  HAINES 
JOHN  WENTWORTH     . 
J.  S.  RUMSEY 
FRANCIS  C.  SHERMAN 
FRANCIS  C.  SHERMAN    . 
JOHN  B.  RICE 
JOHN  B.  RICE 
ROSWEU,  B.  MASON    . 
JOSEPH  MEDILI, 
HAKVEY  D.  COLVIN     . 
MONROE  HEATH 
MONROE  HEATH 
CARTER  H.  HARRISON    . 
CARTER  H.  HARRISON 
CARTER  H.  HARRISON    . 
CARTER  H.  HARRISON 
JOHN  A.  ROCHE 
DEWITT  C.  CREGIER 
HEMPSTEAD  WASHBURNE 
CARTER  H.  HARRISON 
GEORGE  B.  SWIFT 
JOHN  P.  HOPKINS 
GEORGE  B.  SWIFT 


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March 1850 

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March 1858 

March 1859 

March 1860 

April 1861 

April 1862 

April 1863 

April 1865 

April 1867 

November..  .  1869 
November.  .  .  1871 
November. . .  1873 

July 1876 

April 1877 

April 1879 

April 1881 

April 1883 

April 1885 

April 1887 

April 1889 

April 1891 

April 1893 

November.  . .  1893 

December 1893 

April 1895 


George  B.  Swift, 

Mayor  of  Chicago. 

B.  SWIFT  was  born  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1846.  He  was  an  infant 
Vj  when  his  parents  removed  to  Galena,  111.,  where  he  obtained  his  early  educa- 
tion. In  1862  he  came  to  Chicago,  renewed  his  studies  at  the  Skinner  and 
West  Division  High  Schools  and  then  attended  the  Chicago  University.  On  leav- 
ing college  he  entered  the  wholesale  drug  house  of  Lord  &  Smith  as  cashier.  In 
1867  he  became  the  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Frazer  &  Swift,  manufacturers 
of  lubricating  oils,  and  in  1870  he  became  Vice-President  of  the  Frazer  Co.  He  was 
always  active  in  Republican  politics,  but  his  wonderful  political  career  may  be 
said  to  have  commenced  in  1879,  when  he  was  elected  Alderman  of  the  llth  ward. 
In  1884  he  was  appointed  United  States  Treasury  Agent  in  Chicago  by  President 
Arthur.  In  1887  he  was  appointed  Commissioner  of  Public  Works  by  Mayor  Roche. 
In  1892  he  was  again  elected  Alderman  of  the  llth  ward,  and  after  the  assasina- 
tion  of  Mayor  Harrison  he  was  elected  Mayor  pro  tern  by  the  City  Council.  On  De- 
cember 2,  1893,  he  was  nominated  for  Mayor  and  was  defeated  by  only  a  small  plu- 
rality. In  1895  he  was  again  nominated  for  Mayor  by  the  Republican  party  and 
elected  by  the  largest  vote  ever  given  to  any  candidate  for  Mayor  in  this  city. 


Adam  Wolf, 

City  Treasurer. 


DAM  WOLF,  the  City  Treasurer,  was  born  at  Stadecken,  near  Mainz,  Ger- 
many,  January  5,  1857.  Coming  to  Chicago  at  an  early  age  he  attended  the 
public  schools  of  this  city,  and  after  graduating  from  a  private  educational 
institution  he  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business.  In  1882  he  became  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Wilken  &  Wolf,  and  located  at  516  W.  Chicago  avenue,  where  a  most 
extensive  business  was  established.  In  1892  he  was  elected  West  Town  Collector, 
and  in  1895  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  City  Treasurer  by  the  largest  vote  ever 
given  to  any  candidate  for  that  office.  He  has  for  many  years  held  a  leading  posi- 
tion in  Republican  politics  on  the  West  Side  and  is  considered  one  of  the  prominent 
business  men  and  public  spirited  citizens  of  that  part  of  the  city.  He  is  a  member 
of  Covenant  Lodge  No.  526,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Washington  Chapter  R.  A.  M.,  National 
Union,  N.  A.  Union,  and  Past  Regent  of  Prairie  State  Council  No.  912,  Royal  Arca- 
num and  Past  Archon  of  Schiller  Council  No.  23,  Royal  League. 


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Roy  O.  West, 

City  Attorney. 


§OY  O.  WEST,  the  popular  young  City  Attorney,  was  born  at  Georgetown,  111. 
He  was  educated  at  the  Georgetown  High  School  and  at  the  Du  Paw  Univer- 
sity, Greencastle,  Ind.,  and  after  being  admitted  to  the  bar  began  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  Chicago.  He  was  Assistant  County  Attorney  one  term  and  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1895,  he  was  nominated  for  City  Attorney  by  the  Republican  party  and 
elected  on  April  2  by  an  immense  majority,  receiving  a  total  of  129,293  votes  and 
defeating  his  Democratic  opponent  by  a  plurality  of  20,651.  He  has  the  honor  of 
being  the  youngest  man  ever  elected  to  this  important  office,  and  he  has  already 
made  a  record  for  ability  and  integrity  that  will  insure  him  a  bright  political  fu- 
ture. He  is  a  member  of  the  Delta  Tau  Delta  and  Phi  Beta  Kappa  fraternities. 
He  is  a  32nd  degree  Mason  and  a  member  of  Normal  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  of 
Alpha  Council,  Royal  League. 


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James  R.  B.  Van  Cleave, 

City  Clerk. 


"TAMES  R.  B.  VAN  CLEAVE,  the  City  Clerk,  was  born  at  Knoxville,  111.,  Octo- 
(®J  her  9,  1853,  and  is  a  graduate  of  Knox  College,  Galesburg,  111.  After  leaving 
college  he  engaged  in  journalism  and  became  the  southern  correspondent  of 
the  "New  York  Herald."  In  1876  he  came  to  Chicago,  and  it  was  about  that  time 
that  his  remarkably  successful  political  career  commenced.  In  1881  he  was  ap- 
pointed Engrossing  Clerk  of  the  Senate  at  Springfield,  and  at  the  following  ses- 
sion he  was  Clerk  of  the  Apportionment  Committee.  In  1882  he  was  appointed 
Chief  Clerk  of  the  Custom  House  at  Chicago,  and  subsequently  served  as  Deputy 
City  Clerk  until  1889,  when  he  was  elected  City  Clerk,  running  10,000  votes  ahead 
of  his  ticket.  He  was  re-elected  in  1891  and  re-nominated  in  1893,  but  was  defeated, 
owing  to  an  accident  which  befell  him  during  that  campaign.  In  February,  1895, 
he  was  nominated  by  acclamation  at  the  Republican  Convention,  and  elected  by  an 
enormous  vote  on  April  2.  He  is  one  of  the  best  known  and  most  popular  of  Repub- 
lican leaders  in  Illinois  and  is  Secretary  of  the  Republican  County  Central  Com- 
mittee and  an  active  member  of  the  Chicago  Athletic  and  Union  League  Clubs. 

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CITY  COUNCIL 


John  J.  Coughlin, 

Alderman  First  Ward. 


"TOHN  J.  COUGHLIN,  Democratic  Alderman  of  the  1st  ward,  was  born  in  Chi- 
(3j  cago  thirty-six  years  ago.  His  father,  Michael  Coughlin,  who  came  to  Chica- 
go in  1846,  engaged  in  business  at  the  corner  of  Polk  street  and  Fifth  avenue, 
and  there  Alderman  Coughlin  was  born.  He  attended  the  Christian  Brothers  and 
the  Jones  Schools  and  then  started  on  a  business  and  political  career  that  he  may 
well  be  proud  of.  He  is  now  the  owner  of  the  Brevoort  Turkish  Baths  and  the  cel- 
ebrated Silver  Dollar  Buffet  and  Restaurant.  He  also  owns  a  famous  racing  sta- 
ble, which  includes  among  others  such  noted  horses  as  Jay  Jay,  First  Ward  and 
My  Queen.  He  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  in  1892  and  is  now  serving  his  sec- 
ond term.  He  has  introduced  many  important  ordinances  and  is  considered  one  of 
the  Democratic  leaders  of  the  Council.  He  is  an  aggresive  campaigner,  has  a  per- 
fect ward  organization  and  has  won  some  memorable  political  battles.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  County  Central  Committee,  and  has  led  the  delegates  from  the  1st 
ward  in  all  City  and  County  Conventions  for  many  years. 


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Francis  P.  Gleason, 

Alderman  First  Ward. 


RANCIS  PATRICK  GLEASON.  Republican  Alderman  of  the  1st  ward, 
was  born  in  the  city  of  Limerick,  October  26,  1848.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Christian  Brothers  School  and  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  since  1873.  He 
as  conducted  a  collecting-  agency  for  a  number  of  years  and  has  served  a  number 
f  terms  as  Constable,  being  first  elected  in  1885.  In  the  spring  of  1895  he  was 
lected  to  the  City  Council  from  the  1st  ward,  which  is  usually  Democratic.  He  is 
Tominent  in  society  circles,  being  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  National 
Jnion  and  Foresters.  He  has  served  as  Chief  Ranger  in  the  Foresters  and  has 
or  several  years  served  as  First  Lieutenant  in  the  Mounted  Division  of  the  Uni- 
ormed  Rank.  Knights  of  Pythias. 


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Addison  Ballard, 

Alderman  Second  Ward. 


TT  DDISON  BALLARD,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  2nd  ward,  was  born  in 
eg/*!  Ohio,  and  has  been  prominently  identified  with  the  interests  of  the  city  and 
county  since  1843.  He  has  held  the  office  of  County  Commissioner  and 
Alderman.  He  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  from  the  2nd  ward  as  an  Independ- 
ent Republican  and  his  term  will  expire  this  spring.  He  was  nominated  for  County 
Commissioner  by  the  Republican  Convention  on  February  15,  and  will  be  the 
candidate  of  that  party  at  the  general  election  to  be  held  in  November,  18%. 


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flartin  Best, 

Alderman  Second  Ward. 


TV  K  ARTIN  BEST,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  2nd  ward,  was  born  in  Chi- 
<t>)  Yl  cago  in  1844,  and  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  this  city.  He  served  in 
the  138th  Indiana  Volunteers  during  the  late  war,  and  at  its  close  engaged 
in  the  grocery  and  liquor  business  here  and  has  been  prominent  in  Republican  pol- 
itics for  many  years.  In  1869  he  was  nominated  for  Clerk  of  Police  Courts  and 
was  the  only  man  elected  on  the  Republican  ticket  that  year.  Subsequently  he 
served  two  terms  as  Deputy  Sheriff  under  Sheriff  Bradley,  and  as  Minute  Clerk  to 
Judge  Gary  in  the  Superior  Court,  under  J.  J.  Healy.  He  is  a  member  of  America 
Post,  G.  A.  R.,  and  a  prominent  Mason.  This  is  his  second  term  in  the  City  Coun- 
cil, having  been  re-elected  April  2,  1895,  receiving  2,200  votes,  and  defeating  the 
Democratic  and  an  Independent  Republican  candidate. 


Martin  B.  Hadden, 

Alderman  Fourth  Ward. 


TYT  ARTIN  B.  MADDEN,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  4th  ward,  was  born  at 
(«y  1 1  Darlington,  England,  March  20,  1855.  He  came  to  this  country  with  his 
parents  when  only  five  years  old,  and  after  attending  the  public  schools  of 
this  city  for  five  years  began  the  active  and  industrious  life  which  has  ever  since 
distinguished  him,  and  to  which,  as  much  as  to  his  intellectual  activities,  is  to  be 
attributed  his  marvelous  success  in  life.  His  first  work,  when  only  ten  years  old, 
was  that  of  water  carrier  at  the  stone  quarry  of  Edwin  Walker  at  L/emont,  111. 
The  work  was  humble,  but  he  did  it  well,  and  his  willingness  and  aptitude  soon 
attracted  attention  and  brought  him  promotion.  One  advancement  followed  an- 
other, until,  when  he  was  nineteen  years  old,  he  found  himself  in  the  position  of 
General  Manager  and  Chief  Draughtsman  of  the  works.  He  afterward  became 
connected  with  other  firms  in  this  line,  among  them  the  Western  Stone  Company, 
of  which  he  is  now  President.  He  has  taken  an  active  interest  in  politics  for  many 
years,  and  has  served  several  terms  in  the  City  Council,  in  which  he  is  the  undis- 
puted Republican  leader,  and  has  been  for  four  years  Chairman  of  the  Finance 
Committee  of  that  body.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Republican  County  Central  and 
Chairman  of  the  City  Central  Committee,  and  one  of  the  acknowledged  leaders  of 
the  Republican  party  in  Chicago. 

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William  J.  Cooke, 

Sergeaiit-at-Arms  City  Council. 


W 


J.  COOKE,  Sergeant-at-Arms  of  the  City  Council,  was  born  in  the 
city  of  Chicago  March  17,  1866.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  this  city  and  is  a  graduate  of  St.  Ignatius  College.  Immediately 
after  leaving  college  he  became  connected  with  A.  H.  Barbour,  one  of  the  largest 
teaming  and  commission  firms  in  the  city.  He  has  held  the  position  of  Assistant 
Superintendent  of  Public  Service  of  Cook  County,  and  was  elected  to  his  present 
important  position  by  an  unanimous  vote  of  the  Council  in  the  spring  of  1895.  He 
recently  visited  Washington  with  some  of  the  leading  Republicans  of  Illinois  to 
confer  with  the  National  Committee,  and  was  then  selected  as  one  of  the  Assistant 
Sergeants-at-Arms  of  the  Republican  National  Convention  to  be  held  at  St.  Louis. 
His  selection  was  a  recognition  of  the  younger  element  in  Illinois  Republican  pol- 
itics, and  his  personal  acquaintance  with  every  politician  of  note  in  the  State  will 
be  of  value  in  the  National  Convention  when  it  meets  in  St.  Louis  in  June.  He  is 
a  brother  of  Alderman  John  A.  Cooke  of  the  7th  ward  and  resides  at  624  South 
Halsted  street. 


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David  Deist, 

Alderman  Fifth  Ward. 


DAVID  DEIST,  Democratic  Alderman  of  the  5th  ward,  was  born  at  Cassel, 
Germany,  March  29,  1848.  He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  the 
same  year  and  located  near  Chicago.  After  receiving-  an  education  in  the 
public  schools,  and  while  still  a  boy,  he  brought  produce  to  Chicago  with  oxen  in 
the  early  days  of  this  city,  when  horses  were  scarce  here.  Later  he  located  in  the 
city  and  worked  as  a  core  maker  and  molder  for  some  time,  then  served  as  clerk  in 
a  grocery  store  for  three  years,  and  in  1871  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  for 
himself.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  the  Lake  County  Club,  a  South  Side  Turner 
and  a  keen  sportsman,  taking  an  active  interest  in  all  gun  contests  in  this  State. 
He  is  one  of  the  stalwart  Democrats  of  the  5th  ward,  of  which  he  has  been  a  resi- 
dent for  thirty-three  years,  and  he  has  taken  a  prominent  part  in  all  City  and 
County  Conventions  for  many  years. 


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William  J.  Doerr, 

Alderman  Fifth  Ward. 


WILLIAM  J.  DOERR,  Republican   Alderman   of   the  5th  ward,  was    born  in 
the  city  of  Chicago  August  19,  1855.     He  received  his  early  education  in  the 
public   schools   of   this   city   and   subsequently  graduated  from  Bryant  & 
Stratton's  Business  College.     He  never  held  a  public  office  until  he  was  elected  to 
the  City  Council  on  April  2,  1895.     The  ward  he  represents  is  usually  Democratic 
and  his  election  was  a  tribute  to  his  worth  and  integrity  as  a  citizen  and  business 
man  from  the  people  of  the  5th  ward  without  regard  to  party.     He  had   four  oppo- 
nents and  received  a  total  of  3,528  votes.     He  is  a  member  of  Apollo  Lodge,  I.  O.  F. . 
World's  Fair  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  resides  at  330  Twenty-fourth  street. 


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Henry  Stuckart, 

Alderman  Sixth  Ward. 


ENRY  STUCKART,  Democratic  Alderman  of  the  6th  ward,  was  born  in 
the  city  of  New  York  in  November,  1854.  He  came  to  Chicago  with  his  par- 
ents when  an  infant,  and  has  lived  here  all  his  life.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  and  then  entered  Bryant  &  Stratton's  Business  College.  After  graduating 
from  that  institution  he  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  and  now  has  at  2517-19 
Archer  avenue  one  of  the  largest  hardware  and  house  furnishing  establishments 
in  Chicago.  He  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  in  April,  1892,  and  in  1894  he  was 
the  Democratic  candidate  for  Assesssor,  and  was  defeated  by  only  a  few  votes.  In 
1895  he  was  again  elected  Alderman  by  a  majority  of  2,326  votes  over  his  Repub- 
lican opponent.  He  has  been  President  of  the  6th  Ward  Democratic  Club,  and  is 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  Odd  Fellows,  Foresters,  Royal  Arcanum  and 
United  Workmen. 


John  A.  Cooke, 

Alderman   Seventli  Ward. 


"TOHN  A.  COOKE,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  7th  ward,  was  born  in  the  city 
<§J  of  Chicag-o  August  28,  1857,  at  624  South  Halsted  street,  where  he  still  resides. 
He  received  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools,  took  a  high  school 
course  and  graduated  with  honors.  After  graduating  he  succeeded  to  his  father's 
livery  and  sale  stable  business  which  he  managed  with  great  success  ;  subsequent- 
ly he  engaged  in  the  grain  and  commission  business,  and  later  in  real  estate,  and 
he  is  now  Manager  of  the  Murphy-Lorimer  Brick  Co.,  with  offices  in  the  Ashland 
Block.  He  is  one  of  the  best  organizers  and  campaigners  in  Chicago  and  was  first 
elected  to  the  City  Conncil  from  the  7th  ward  in  1890,  and  was  the  first  Republican 
ever  elected  from  this  ward,  which  is  usually  Democratic  by  1,500.  He  is  now  serv- 
ing his  third  term.  On  February  15  he  was  nominated  in  the  Republican  Conven- 
tion for  Clerk  of  the  Circuit  Court,  one  of  the  most  important  offices  in  Cook 
County,  and  he  will  conduct  a  vigorous  campaign  up  to  the  day  of  election  in 
November,  1896.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Republican  County  Central  Committee, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  Odd  Fellows  and  Royal  Arcanum. 

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Edward  Haas, 

Alderman  Seventh  Ward. 


EDWARD  HAAS,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  7th  ward,  was  born  in  the  city 
of  Chicago  December  12,  1859.     He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  this 
city,  and  has  resided  here  all  his  life.     He   has  been  a   butcher   and  also  an 
extensive  dealer  in  horses.     He  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  on  April  2,  1895. 
He  takes  an  active  part  in  the  proceedings  of  the  Council,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
following   important   committees  :    Health    and   County    Relations,    Harbors  and 
Bridges,  Wharfing  Privileges  and  Police.  His  ward  is  nearly  equally  divided  polit- 
ically, and  he  received  1,963  votes,  defeating  four  other  candidates. 


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Frank  Slepicka, 

Alderman  Eighth  Ward. 


TJ  RANK  SLEPICKA,  Democratic  Alderman  of  the  8th  ward,  was  born  at  Kres- 
l9  tovic,  Bohemia,  in  1852.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  a  boy  and  has 
been  a  resident  of  Chicago  for  twenty-nine  years.  He  is  Agent  for  the  West 
Side  Brewing-  Company,  and  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  in  April,  1894,  receiv- 
ing a  total  of  2,414  votes  and  defeating  four  other  candidates.  He  has  been  Pres- 
ident of  the  8th  Ward  Democratic  Club  for  the  last  three  years,  and  is  a  prominent 
and  popular  member  of  many  Bohemian  societies,  among  them  :  Palacky  Lodge, 
No.  630,  I.  O.  O.  F.;  Court  Cesky  Leo,  No.  24,  I.  O.  F.;  Ottokay  Lodge,  No.  78,  K. 
P.;  Lodge  Zizkov  Kalich,  No.  10,  "Jed  Tab;"  Court  Vernast,  No.  8,  C.  S.  P.  S.; 
Sokal  Slovanska  Lipa  and  John  Huss  Council,  No.  24,  National  I/nion. 


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Frederick  Rohde, 

Alderman  Ninth  Ward. 


TJ  REDERICK  ROHDE,  Democratic  Alderman  of  the  9th  ward,  was  born  in 
Weismar,  Germany,  October  30,  1858.  He  came  to  America  at  an  early  age 
and  received  a  good  education  in  the  public  schools  of  this  country.  He  was 
Shipping-  Agent  for  a  furniture  house  for  a  number  of  years  and  in  April,  1892,  he 
was  elected  to  the  City  Council  from  the  9th  ward,  and  is  now  serving  his  second 
term,  having  been  re-elected  in  April,  1894,  receiving  a  total  of  2,424  votes,  and  de- 
feating five  other  candidates.  He  is  an  aggressive  and  successful  organizer  and 
one  of  the  best  known  Democratic  leaders  on  the  West  Side,  and  is  a  popular  mem- 
ber of  many  societies,  among  them  the  Vorwaerts  Turner  Society,  German  Benev- 
olent Association,  Plattdeutsche  Guild,  Independent  Order  of  Foresters  and  Iro- 
quois  Lodge  No.  394,  K.  P. 


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Joseph  E    Bid  will. 

Alderman  Ninth  Ward. 


IOSFJPH  E.  BIDWIL,L,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  9th  ward,  was  born  in  the 
(J  city  of  Chicago,  February  21,  1857,  and  was  educated  at  the  Foster,  one  of  Chi- 
cago's puplic  schools.  He  was  engaged  in  the  grain  and  commission  business 
for  a  number  of  years  and  is  now  in  the  real  estate  business.  He  has  taken  a  prom- 
inent part  in  public  affairs  for  many  years  and  is  now  serving  his  fourth  consecu- 
tive term  in  the  City  Council.  He  won  his  first  and  most  remarkable  victory  in 
April,  1889,  when  he  defeated  his  Democratic  opponent  by  1,200  votes,  although  D. 
C.  Cregier,  the  Democratic  candidate  for  Mayor,  carried  the  ward  at  the  same  time 
by  a  plurality  of  1,800.  He  was  re-elected  in  1891, 1893  and  again  in  April,  1895,  and 
is  regarded  as  one  of  the  Republican  leaders  in  the  Council.  He  maintains  a  strong 
political  organization  in  his  ward,  and  is  a  member  of  Sherman  Lodge,  A.  O.  U. 
W.,  and  of  Court  Unity,  I.  O.  F. 


Frederick  C.  Engel, 

Alderman  Tenth  Ward. 


•T™REDERICK  C.  ENGEL,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  10th  ward,  was  born  at 
i  Neuhaus,  Germany,  May  1,  1860.  He  attended  the  German  provincial  schools 
a  short  time  and  then  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  and  renewed 
his  studies  here  in  the  public  schools.  When  only  fourteen  years  old  he  went  to 
work  at  the  grocery  business,  in  which  he  was  engaged  for  three  years,  when  he 
secured  employment  in  a  planing  mill  as  a  machine  hand,  where  he  continued  until 
he  was  twenty-two  years  of  age,  when  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  for  him- 
self, in  which  he  has  been  fairly  prosperous.  He  is  one  of  the  representative  Ger- 
man-American citizens  of  the  10th  ward  and  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  in 
April,  1894,  receiving  a  total  of  3,385  votes,  and  defeating  three  other  candidates. 


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Zina  R.  Carter, 

Alderman  Tenth  Ward. 


J7INA  R.  CARTER,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  10th  ward,  was  elected  to  the 
/  C  City  Council  on  April  2,  1895,  from  a  ward  that  is  usually  Democratic,  receiv- 
ing 5,838  votes,  and  defeating  three  other  candidates.  He  has  been  a  strong 
factor  for  the  people  in  the  Council,  and  in  October,  1895,  he  was  nominated  for 
Drainage  Trustee  and  elected  on  November  5,  1895,  by  an  immense  majority,  re- 
ceiving a  total  of  131.171  votes,  and  defeating  his  nearest  Democratic  opponent  by 
a  plurality  of  34,000.  On  March  2,  1896,  he  resigned  his  seat  in  the  City  Council, 
where  he  had  another  year  to  serve,  in  order  to  assume  the  dutiefe  and  responsibil- 
ities of  the  new  office  to  which  the  people  have  called  him.  He  is  of  a  distinguished 
family,  being  a  brother  of  O.  N.  Carter,  the  present  County  Judge,  and  is  regard- 
ed as  one  of  the  leaders  in  the  Republican  party  of  Cook  County. 


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Alexander  H.  Watson, 

Alderman  Eleventh  Ward. 


rj  LEXANDER  H.  WATSON,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  llth  ward,  was  born 
gi/*l.  in  Scotland  August  15,  1853.  He  came  to  Chicago  when  an  infant  and  at- 
tended the  public  schools  of  this  city.  He  has  for  many  years  conducted  an 
extensive  gasfitting  and  plumbing  business  at  426  Milwaukee  avenue,  and  was 
elected  to  the  City  Council  in  April,  1894,  receiving  a  total  of  3,287  votes,  his  oppo- 
nent receiving  only  146.  He  is  one  of  the  best  known  citizens  of  the  Northwest 
part  of  the  city  and  a  prominent  Mason,  being  a  member  of  Cleveland  Lodge  A. 
F.  &  A.  M.,  Washington  Chapter  and  Chicago  Commandery.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  Golden  Rule  Lodge  K.  P.,  and  an  active  member  of  Northwestern  Lodge  N.  U. 
He  has  taken  a  leading  part  in  the  proceedings  of  the  Council  for  the  past  two 
years,  being  a  member  of  some  important  committees. 


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Charles  E.  Hambleton, 

Alderman  Eleventh  Ward. 


CH  ARISES  E.  HAMBLETON,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  llth  ward,  was  born 
in  L/awrence  County,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  State  and  at  the  Ohio  University,  Athens,  Ohio.  At  the  outbreak  of 
the  Civil  war  he  entered  the  Federal  service  and  served  in  it  with  distinction  until 
the  declaration  of  peace,  and  was  mustered  out  as  Major  of  Cavalry.  He  is  inter- 
ested in  life  insurance,  and  as  Manager  of  the  Merchants'  Life  Association  of  Chi- 
cago he  holds  a  leading-  position  in  insurance  circles  in  the  city.  In  April,  1895,  he 
was  elected  to  the  City  Council  from  the  llth  ward,  receiving  a  total  of  5,058  votes. 
He  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  people's  best  representatives  in  that  body,  and  is 
prominent  in  society  as  well  as  in  business  and  political  circles,  being  a  member 
of  the  G.  A.  R.,  L,oyal  Legion,  Knights  Templar,  Masons  and  Odd  Fellows. 


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Conrad  Kahler, 

Alderman  Twelfth  Ward. 


CONRAD  KAHLER,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  12th  ward,  was  born  in 
Vj)  Bavaria,  February  18,  1835,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Buffalo, 
N.  Y.  He  came  here  from  Buffalo  with  Joseph  Medill  and  became  connected 
with  the  "Chicago  Tribune,"  remaining-  with  that  great  newspaper  for  over  thirty 
years.  He  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  from  the  12th  ward  in  April,  1894,  re- 
ceiving a  total  of  5,941  votes,  and  defeating  his  Democratic  opponent  by  a  plural- 
ity of  3,761.  So  far  he  has  made  an  excellent  record,  voting  in  favor  of  every  ordi- 
nance called  up  in  the  interest  of  the  public.  He  watches  the  interests  of  his  con- 
stituents and  at  all  times  devotes  his  time  and  energy  to  the  welfare  of  the  ward 
he  so  ably  represents.  He  is  an  honorary  member  of  Typographical  Union  No.  16 
and  Pressman's  Union  No.  3.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a  prominent  Mason,  being 
a  member  of  Thomas  J.  Turner  Lodge,  Corinthian  Chapter  and  St.  Bernard  Com- 
mandery. 


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James  L.  Campbell, 

Alderman  Twelfth   Ward. 


JAMES  L,.  CAMPBEL,!,,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  12th  ward,  was  born  in 
U  Livingston  County,  New  York.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  State  and  came  to  Chicag-o  when  a  boy.  He  is  engaged  in  the  real  es- 
tate business.  He  is  one  of  the  oldest  members  of  the  City  Council,  serving  many 
terms  in  that  body,  and  was  last  elected  on  April  2,  1895.  He  is  regarded  as  one  of 
the  Republican  leaders  in  the  Council  and  is  a  member  of  all  the  important  com- 
mittees. He  is  strong  in  debate,  a  forcible  speaker  and  a  persistant  fighter  for  the 
rights  of  his  constituents,  taking  a  leading  part  in  all  proceedings  of  the  Council. 
He  is  one  of  the  stalwart  Republicans  of  the  West  Side  and  stands  high  in  Masonic 
circles,  being  a  member  of  Blair  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Washington  Chapter,  Chi- 
cago Commandery  and  Oriental  Consistory. 


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Edward  W.  Stan  wood, 

Alderman  Thirteenth   Ward. 


EDWARD  W.  STANWOOD,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  13th   ward,,  was  born 
West  Newbury,  Mass.,  July  12,  1849.     He  received  his  early  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  State,  and  has   been    a   resident   of   Chicago  for 
twenty-five  years.     He   was   engaged  in   the  hardware  business  for  a  number  of 
years  and  is  now  a  manufacturer  of  battery  zincs.     In  April,  1894,   he  was  elected 
to  the  City  Council,  receiving  a  total  of  3,943  votes.     He  has  served  his  people  well 
and  was  recently  re-nominated  for  another  term.     He  is  a  member  of   the  Masonic 
fraternity  and  Independent  Order  of  Foresters,  and  stands  high  as  a  business-man 
in  his  section  of  the  city. 


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Charles  P.  Holman, 

Alderman  Thirteenth  Ward. 


ri  HARLES  F.  HOLMAN,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  13th  ward,  was  born  at 
\J)  Worcester,  Mass.,  Feb.  15,  1843.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  State  and  at  the  Wilberham  Academy.  After  graduating  he  came 
to  Chicago  and  has  been  a  prominent  and  successful  builder  and  contractor  here 
for  many  years.  He  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  from  the  13th  ward  on  April 
2,  1895,  receiving  5,052  votes,  and  defeating  his  Democratic  opponent  by  over  2,000, 
although  the  ward  is  nearly  equally  divided  politically.  He  is  a  member  of  many 
important  committees,  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  people's  best  representatives 
in  the  Council.  He  stands  high  in  Masonic  circles,  being  a  member  of  Union  Park 
Lodge  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Washington  Chapter  and  Chicago  Commandery.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  DeMolay  Lodge  K.  P.,  and  the  Royal  Arcanum. 


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James  Keats, 

Alderman  Fourteenth  Ward. 


JAMES  KEATS,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  14th  ward,  was  born  at  Dorches- 
ter, Dorset  Co.,  England,  Feb.  3,  1840.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  and 
grammar  schools  of  England,  and  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago,  for  twenty- 
seven  years.  He  is  engaged  in  the  insurance  business  and  represents  some  of  the 
largest  companies  of  England  and  the  United  States.  He  was  elected  to  the  City 
Council  in  1892  and  is  now  serving  his  second  term.  He  has  served  on  many  im- 
portant committees,  among  them  one  in  charge  of  ceremonies  at  the  unveiling  of 
the  Grant  Monument  in  Lincoln  Park  ;  on  one  to  visit  Washington  in  the  interests 
of  the  World's  Fair,  and  on  one  to  visit  Rochester,  Jersey  City,  New  York  and 
Philadelphia  to  study  track  elevation.  He  has  served  on  the  Finance  Committee, 
is  now  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Streets  and  Alleys  West,  and  is  considered 
one  of  the  Republican  leaders  of  the  Council.  He  is  a  prominent  Mason,  and  has 
filled  many  high  offices  in  the  great  Masonic  orders.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Royal  League,  Foresters  and  Eola  Cycling  Club  and  is  Chairman  of  the  14th  Ward 
Republican  Club.  v 


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George  A.  Mugler, 

Alderman  Fourteen  1li  \Vard. 


/"GEORGE  A.  MUGIvER,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  14th  ward,  was  born  in  the 
VJ  city  of  Chicago  October  1,  1856.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  this 
city, 'and  has  resided  here  all  his  life.  He  is  a  manufacturer  of  fine  picture 
frames  and  has  an  extensive  establishment  at  106  Wabash  avenue.  He  was  elected 
to  the  City  Council  on  April  2,  1895,  receiving-  a  total  of  5,048  votes,  and  defeating- 
his  Democratic  opponent  by  a  plurality  of  nearly  2,000  votes.  He  is  a  prominent 
Mason,  an  Odd  Fellow,  a  member  of  the  National  Union  and  an  active  member  of 
the  14th  Ward  Republican  Club.  He  takes  a  keen  interest  in  all  important  legis- 
lation enacted  in  the  Council  and  closelv  watches  the  interests  of  his  constituents. 


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Joseph  A.   hammers, 

Alderman  Fifteenth  Ward. 


JOSEPH  A.  LAMMERS,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  15th  ward,  was  born  at 
Mankato,  Minn.,  March  15,  1858.  Removing-  to  Chicag-o  in  1861,  he  attended 
the  public  schools  here  and  then  entered  the  Dyenfurth  Business  College  in 
this  city.  After  graduating  from  college  he  clerked  in  a  drug  store,  and  then  en- 
gaged in  the  wholesale  and  manufacturing  drug  business.  He  was  always  active 
in  politics,  and  in  1890  he  was  appointed  United  States  Internal  Revenue  Store- 
keeper, and  in  1892  as  Gauger,  furnishing  bonds  of  $20,000  to  the  Secretary  of  the 
Treasury.  He  has  been  a  City  Central  Committeeman  and  has  taken  a  prominent 
part  in  all  City,  County  and  State  Conventions  for  a  number  of  years.  He  is  a 
member  of  Sigwaldt  Lodge  No.  813,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Court  Washington,  I.  O.  F., 
Prairie  State  Council,  Royal  Arcanum,  and  of  the  Maplewood  Social  Club.  He  was 
elected  to  the  City  Council  in  April,  1894,  defeating  four  other  candidates.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Lammers  &  Hay  ward,  Real  Estate,  Loans  and  Insurance. 


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Joseph  P.  Haas, 

Alderman  Fifteenth  Ward. 


1OSEPH  F.  HAAS,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  15th  ward,  was  born  in  the  city 
;  of  Chicago  November  13,  1857.  After  receiving-  an  education  in  the  public 
^  schools  of  this  city  he  engaged  in  the  hat  business,  and  has  been  connected 
with  the  well  known  hat  and  fur  establishment  of  J.  O.  Barnes  &  Co.,  86  Madison 
street,  for  the  past  twenty-five  years.  He  has  held  many  positions  of  trust,  having- 
been  a  member  of  the  School  Board  of  Section  Thirty-six,  previous  to  annexation 
to  Chicago;  President  of  the  Enterprise  Building  &  L,oan  Association  and  Presi- 
ident  of  Maplewood  Improvement  Club.  He  has  been  active  in  Republican  politics 
and  as  a  member  of  the  County  Central  Committee  he  is  regarded  as  one  of  the 
party  leaders.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  Foresters  and  Royal 
1/eague,  and  is  a  member  of  some  of  the  leading  Singing  Societies  of  Chicago.  He 
was  elected  to  the  City  Council  in  April,  1895,  receiving  a  total  of  5,368  votes,  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Judiciary  and  other  important  committees. 


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John  Schermann, 

Alderman  Sixteenth  Ward. 


"TOHN  SCHERMANN,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  16th  ward,  was  born  in  the 
(®J  city  of  Chicago  December  13,  1863,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and 
at  St.  Ignatius  College,  this  city.  After  graduating  he  engaged  in  the  fire 
insurance  and  real  estate  business  and  afterwards  became  the  Eastern  Emigrant 
Agent  for  an  Amsterdam  line  of  steamers,  with  offices  in  New  York,  and  subse- 
quently he  again  engaged  in  the  insurance  business  and  has  continued  in  this  to 
the  present  day.  In  1891  he  was  appointed  Lieutenant  of  Police  and  served  during 
the  Washburne  administration,  and  in  1894  he  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  from 
the  16th  ward,  receiving  a  total  of  3,727  votes  and  defeating  his  Democratic  oppo- 
nent by  a  plurality  of  nearly  1,000.  He  is  a  son  of  Anton  Schermann,  who  was  the 
first  Polish  settler  in  Chicago.  He  is  prominent  in  many  organizations,  among 
them  the  Central  Turnverein,  Teutonic  Maennerchor,  Policemen's  Benevolent  As- 
sociation, A.  O.  U.  W.  and  the  Harmonica  Society. 


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George  C.  Lenke, 

Alderman  Sixteenth  Ward. 


fT.EORGE  C.  LENKE,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  16th  ward,  was  born  in  Han- 
V^J  over,- Germany,  October  16,  1853.  He  was  educated  at  Dyenfurth's  Business 
College  and  has  been  engaged  in  the  grain  commission  and  coal  business  in 
this  city  for  many  years.  He  was  first  elected  to  the  City  Council  in  1893  from  the 
16th  ward,  which  has  always  been  Democratic,  Cleveland  and  Carter  Harrison  hav- 
ing carried  it  by  3,900.  He  was  re-elected  in  April,  1895,  receiving  4,562  votes  and 
defeating  his  Democratic  opponent  by  a  plurality  of  1,042.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity,  Royal  League,  A.  O.  U.  W.,  and  is  popular  among  many  ath- 
letic and  social  organizations,  among  them  the  Wicker  Park  Bowling  Club,  Turn- 
ers' Central  Society  and  Plattdeutsche  Verein  of  Chicago,  and  is  First  Lieutenant 
of  Troop  A  Cavaly,  I.  N.  G. 


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Maurice  M.  O'Connor, 

Alderman  Seventeenth  Ward. 


IV  K  AURICE  M.  O'CONNOR,  Democratic  Alderman  of  the  17th  ward,  was  born 
(g/Yl  in  Ireland  February  22,  1840.  After  attending  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  land  he  came  to  the  United  States  in  1863,  and  was  engaged  in  a 
general  merchandise  business  for  many  years,  and  in  the  grocery  business  at  the 
corner  of  Halsted  and  Harrison  streets  for  over  five  years,  and  is  now  engaged  in 
the  real  estate  business.  He  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  in  April,  1894,  receiv- 
ing a  total  of  1,419  votes  and  defeating  five  other  candidates.  He  is  a  popular  and 
active  member  of  the  Cook  County  Democracy  and  other  Democratic  organizations 
and  a  member  of  the  County  Central  Committee.  He  takes  a  prominent  part  in  all 
Democratic  City  and  County  Conventions. 


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Stephen  P.  Revere, 

Alderman  Seventeenth  \Vard. 


QTEPHEN  P.  REVERE,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  17th  ward,  was  born  at 
(§D  San  Andres,  California,  July28, 1856.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and 
has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  for  thirty  years.  He  was  a  carriage  painter 
for  a  number  of  years,  had  charge  of  the  Lake  street  bridge  during  the  Washburne 
administration  and  is  now  engaged  in  the  ice  business.  He  was  elected  to  the  City 
Council  from  the  17th  ward  in  April,  1895,  receiving  1,705  votes,  and  defeating  four 
other  candidates.  He  is  a  member  of  Committees  on  Gas,  Oil  and  Electric  Lights; 
Public  Buildings;  Streets  and  Alleys  West;  Markets  and  Bridewell.  He  takes  an 
active  interest  in  party  organization  and  is  prominent  in  all  Republican  City  and 
County  Conventions  and  is  a  member  of  D.  C.  Cregier  Lodge  No.  643,  A.  F.  &  A. 
M.,  and  resides  at  185  N.  Morgan  street. 


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John  Powers. 

Alderman  Nineteenth  Ward. 


JOHN  POWERS,  Democratic  Alderman  of  the  19th  ward,  was  born  in  Kilkenny, 
Ireland,  in  1853,  and  was  educated  in  the  grammar  schools  of  his  native  land. 
He  came  to  Chicago  shortly  before  the  big  fire  in  1871,  and  being  young  and 
full  of  energy  and  ambition  he  was  not  long  in  getting  to  the  front.  He  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business  on  the  West  Side,  and  by  earnest  endeavor,  industry  and 
progressiveness,  succeeded  from  the  start,  and  won  a  wide  circle  of  friends.  Becom- 
ing prominent  in  politics,  he  was  nominated  for  Alderman  in  1888  and  elected  by  a 
handsome  majority,  and  is  now  serving  his  fonrth  term  in  the  Council.  He  has 
been  the  recognized  Democratic  leader  in  that  body  for  many  years,  and  has  been 
untiring  and  most  successful  in  his  efforts  on  behalf  of  his  constituents  and  at  all 
times  devotes  his  time  and  energy  to  the  welfare  of  the  ward  he  represents.  He  is 
a  man  from  among  the  people,  honest,  plain  and  generous  to  a  fault,  and  his  care 
of  the  poor  of  his  ward  and  his  liberal  gifts  to  charity  are  well  known.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Foresters,  Knights  of  Pythias,  County  De- 
mocracy Marching  Club  and  Democratic  County  Central  Committee,  and  is  regard- 
ed as  one  of  the  ablest  and  most  popular  Democratic  leaders  in  Chicago. 

44 


Frank  Lawler,* 

Alderman  Nineteenth  Ward. 


TJ  RANK  L,AWL,ER,  the  late  Democratic  Alderman  of  the  19th  ward,  was  born 
I8  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  June  25,  1842.  He  came  to  Chicago  in  1855,  when  only 
thirteen  years  old,  and  being"  thrown  on  his  own  resources,  owing'  to  an  acci- 
dent which  befell  his  father,  he  started  out  at  that  early  age  to  make  a  living  and 
went  to  work  in  a  brick  yard,  later  serving  an  apprenticeship  as  a  ship  carpenter 
and  calker,  subsequently  becoming  President  of  the  Carpenters'  and  Calkers' 
Union.  This  was  the  beginning  of  the  public  life  of  this  man,  who  rose  from  the 
people  and  became  one  of  the  best  known  public  men  of  the  city.  His  first  experi- 
ence in  the  public  service  was  as  a  letter  carrier  in  the  United  States  Postal  Service. 
In  1876  he  was  first  elected  to  the  City  Council,  and  was  re-elected  in  1878, 1880  and 
1882.  Subsequently  he  served  two  terms  in  Congress  from  the  2nd  district,  and  in 
April,  1895,  he  was  re-elected  to  the  Council  from  the  19th  ward. 
*  Died  January  17,  1896. 


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Charles  E.  Ehlert, 

Alderman  Twentieth  "Ward. 


fY,  HARLES  E.  EHLERT,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  20th  ward,  was  born  in 
\J)  Germany  January  23,  1858.  He  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents 
when  only  six  months  old.  After  receiving  a  public  and  high  school  educa- 
tion he  entered  a  commercial  life  and  by  merit  advanced  to  -a.  position  of  responsi- 
bility and  trust  as  Cashier  of  a  wholesale  house  in  this  city,  which  he  held  for  eight 
years;  subsequently  he  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  with  O.  L.  Chadwick, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Ehlert  &  Chadwiok,  with  offices  in  the  Chicago  Opera  House 
Block.  He  was  elected  in  April,  1894,  and  has  made  a  good  record  in  the  Council. 
He  is  a  member  of  Lodge  Nina,  Columbian  Knights;  Garden  City  Lodge  No.  145, 
K.  P.,  and  American  Knights  of  Honor. 


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John  H.   Hartwick, 

Alderman  Twentieth  "Ward. 


JOHN  HENRY  HARTWICK,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  20th  ward,  was  born 
in  Mecklenburg,  Germany,  July  7,  1849.     He  came  to  the  United  States  when 
a  boy,  was  educated  at  the  Franklin  School,  Chicago,   and  is  now  Agent  for 
the  Adams,  United  States  and  American  Express  Companies.     He  has  taken  an 
active  part  in  Republican  politics   on   the   North   Side   for  many  years,  served  as 
Deputy  Sheriff,  Deputy  Assessor  and  Collector  in  the  North  Town  Office,  and  has 
been  President  of  the  20th  Ward  Republican  Club.  He  was  elected  to  the  City  Coun- 
cil in  April,  1895,  defeating  five  other  candidates.     He  is  prominent  in  society  cir- 
cles, being  a  member  of  Northern  Light  Lodge  No.  544,  I.   O.   O.   F.  ;  Court  Eureka 
No.  8,  I.  O.  F,  and  Nina  Lodge  No.  3,  Order  of  Columbian  Knights. 


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Anton  J.   Brachtendorf, 

Alderman  Twenty-First  Ward. 


TT  NTON  J.  BRACHTENDORF,  Democratic  Alderman  of  the  21st  ward,  was 
§/*l  born  in  Hesse  Darmstadt,  Germany,  May  16,  1844,  and  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools.  He  served  with  distinction  during  the  late  civil  war  in  the 
113th  Illinois  Volunteers  under  John  A.  Logan.  He  is  engaged  in  the  undertaking 
and  livery  business,  and  is  one  of  the  substantial  German-American  business  men 
of  the  North  Side.  In  April,  1894,  he  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  from  the  21st 
ward,  receiving  a  total  of  2,601  votes.  He  has  been  a  close  student  of  legislation 
in  the  Council  for  the  past  two  years  and  is  on  some  important  committees.  He  is 
a  member  of  Hancock  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  and  a  prominent  member  of  the  North  Side 
Sharpshooters. 


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Henry  C.  Schendorf, 

Alderman  Twenty-second  Ward. 


TTENRY  C.  SCHENDORF,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  22nd  ward,  was  born  in 
X  J.  Chicago  September  28,  1859.  He  received  a  good  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  this  city,  took  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs  for  many  years, 
and  was  elected  to  the  Council  in  April,  1894,  receiving-  a  total  of  2,437  votes,  and 
has  been  an  active  and  popular  member  of  that  body  for  the  past  two  years.  He 
is  a  member  of  North  Chicago  Lodge,  A.  O.  U.  W.;  Hesperia  Lodge  No.  411,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.;  Court  Lincoln,  I.  O.  F.,  and  Garden  City  Lodge,  K.  P.  He  has  been  en- 
gaged in  the  confectionery  and  teaming  business  and  resides  at  203  Blackhawk  st. 


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John  A.  Larson, 

Alderman  Twenty-third  Ward. 


JOHN  A.  LARSON,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  23rd  ward,  was  born  at  Jon- 
kopping,  Sweden,  December  15,  1853,  and  received  his  early  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  land.      Arriving  at  manhood  he  started   for  the 
new  world,  full  of  youthful  energy  and  ambition,   and  arrived  in  Chicago  in  1876, 
where  he  engaged  as  a  carpenter  and  joiner,  and  by  his  industry,  ability  and  enter- 
prise has  won  success,  and  is  now  one  of  the  foremost  contractors  in  the  city.     He 
was  elected  to  the  City  Council  in  April,  1894,  receiving  2,337  votes.     He  is  regard- 
ed as  one  of  the  leading  Swedish-Americans  of  the  North  Side,  and  is  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Svithiod  Svea  Society,  Concordia  Lodge  No.  139,  K.  P.  and  Keystone 
Lodge  No.  469,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.     He  resides  at  305  Wells  street. 


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John  Weisbrod. 

A  Merman  Twenty-third  Ward. 

JOHN  WEISBROD,  Republican  Alderman  of   the  23rd  ward,  was  born  in  Hesse 
Darmstadt,  Germany,  August  27,  1851,  where  he  was  educated  in  the  grammar 
schools.     He  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  for  nearly  thirty  years  and  has 
always  taken  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs,  but  has  held  only  one  political  po- 
sition, that  of  Storekeeper  in  the  United  States  Internal  Revenue  Service  at  Chi- 
cago.    He  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  in  April,  1895,  from  a  ward  which  is  usu- 
ally Democratic,  receiving  3,142  votes,  and  defeating  his  Democratic  opponent  by 
a  plurality  of  1,275.     He  is  a  member  of   the  Independent  Order  of  Foresters  and 
numerous  other  societies,  and  is  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business. 


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Thomas  H.  Currier, 

Alderman  Twenty-fourth  Ward, 


TTTHOMAS  H.  CURRIER,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  24th  ward,  was  born  in 
1  St.  Lawrence,  N.  Y.,  in  1846,  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  St.  Lawrence  Acad- 
emy. He  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  for  nearly  thirty  years  and  has  had 
a  successful  political  and  business  career,  being,  one  of  the  best  known  men  on  the 
North  Side.  His  first  political  honors  were  conferred  on  him  in  1869,  when  he  was 
appointed  on  Mayor  Mason's  special  staff,  subsequently  serving  as  Assistant 
Superintendent  of  the  House  of  Correction;  as  Jailer  of  Cook  County  under  Sher- 
iffs Kern,  Hoffman  and  Matson,  and  as  Chief  of  Detectives  under  Mayor  Harrison, 
and  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  in  April,  1894,  defeating  six  other  candidates. 
He  is  Manager  of  an  extensive  staveless  barrel  manufacturing  establishment,  and 
is  prominent  in  society  circles,  being  a  member  of  Blair  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
Washington  Chapter,  Chicago  Commandery,  Oriental  Consistory,  Medinah  Tem- 
ple and  Mystic  Shrine. 


William  R.  flanierre, 

Alderman  Twenty-fourth  Ward. 


WILLIAM  R.  MANIERRE,  Republican  Alderman  of    the  24th  ward,  is  one  of 
the  leading  business  men  of  the  North  Side,   conducting   an  immense  estab- 
lishment at  the  corner  of  Rush  and  North  Water  streets.     He  was  elected  to 
the  City  Council  on  April  2,  1895,  as  an  Independent  Republican,  and  winning-  per- 
haps the  most  memorable  political  battle  in  the  history  of  that  ward,  defeating-  not 
only  the  Regular  Republican  and  Democratic  candidates,    but    also  three  others, 
receiving-  2,126  votes,  and  defeating-  the  hig-hest  of  his  five   opponents  by   a  plural- 
ity of  453.     He  is  reg-arded  as  one  of  the  people's  best  representatives  in  the  Coun- 
cil, and  is  a  member  of  the  Judiciarj'  and  other  important  committees. 


53 


William  P.  Chapman, 

Alderman  Twenty-fifth  Ward. 


WILLIAM  P.  CHAPMAN,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  25th  ward,  was  born  at 
Urichsville,  Ohio,  October  19,  1848,  where  he  was  educated  at  the  public  and 
high  schools.     He  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  for  the  past  twenty  years, 
served  as  conductor  on  the  Northwestern   Railway  for  five  years,  and  for  fifteen 
years   has   been   Manager   for   Kee  &  Chappell,  a  North  Side  milk  firm.     He  was 
elected   to  the   Council   in    April,    1894,   receiving-  3,404  votes.     He  is  a  member  of 
Wrights  Grove  Lodge  No.  779,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.;  Lincoln  Park  Chapter;  Royal  League; 
Garfield  Lodge  No.  10;  Norman  Lodge  No.  153,  K.  P.,  and  the  Marquette  Club,  the 
leading  club  of  the  North  Side. 


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George  B.  flilne, 

Alderman  Twenty-fifth    Ward. 


B.  MILNE,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  25th  ward,  was  born  at  Rowan 
\Jl  Mills,  Canada,  Dec.  24,  1857,  and  was  educated  at  the  public  and  high  schools 
of  Port  Rowan.  He  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  for  fifteen  years  and  con- 
ducts a  blacksmith,  carriage  repair  and  horseshoeing  establishment.  He  has  taken 
an  active  part  in  Republican  politics  for  a  number  of  years,  has  been  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Education  of  Lake  View,  and  was  elected  to  the  Council  in  April,  1895, 
receiving  4,996  votes,  and  defeating  his  Democratic  opponent  by  a  plurality  of 
nearly  3,000.  He  is  a  member  of  Lake  View-Lodge  No.  774,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Lincoln 
Park  Commandery  and  Douglas  Lodge,  K.  P. 


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William  E.  Schlake, 

Alderman  Twenty-sixth  \Vard. 


WILLIAM  E.  SCHLAKE,  Democratic  Alderman  of  the  26th  ward,  was  born  at 
York,  Pennsylvania,   September  11,  1863.     He  attended  the  public  schools 
and  subsequently  entered  a  college  at  Addison,   111.      After   graduating  he 
taught  school  for  some   years   and   then   engaged   in  the  manufacture  of  brick,  in 
which  business  he  is  still  engaged  on  an   extensive  scale.      He  was  elected   to  the 
Council  in  April,  1894,  receiving  2,848  votes.     He  has  shown  considerable  ability  in 
that  body,  takes  a  deep  interest  in  its  proceedings,  and  is  a  member  of  the  follow- 
ing'  important   committees  :   Judiciary,  Wharves  and  Public   Grounds  and  Local 
Assessments. 


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William  Finkler, 

Alderman  Twenty-sixth  Ward. 


FINKLER,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  26th  ward,  was  born  in 
Milwaukee,  Wis.,  October  24,  1855,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  that  city  and  at  a  training-  school  at  Augsburg-,  Bavaria.  After  leaving 
school  he  served  as  clerk  with  a  Milwaukee  firm  and  is  now  Manager  of  the  Chi- 
cago office  of  the  Winkler  Terra  Cotta  Co.,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  first  entered  pol- 
itics in  Lake  View  and  was  elected  Alderman  there  of  the  6th  ward.  In  April,  1893, 
after  Lake  View  had  been  annexed  to  Chicago,  he  was  elected  to  the  City  Council 
from  the  26th  ward  and  is  now  serving  his  second  term.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity,  Knights  of  Pythias,  A.  O.  U.  W.,  Royal  Arcanum  and  National 
Union.  He  has  served  six  terms  as  Treasurer  of  Lake  View  Lodge  No.  774,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  and  is  an  active  and  popular  member  of  the  leading  clubs  of  that  part  of 
the  city,  among  them  the  Germania  Maennerchor,  Socialer  Turnverein,  Oconto 
Club  and  the  Marquette  Club. 


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Hubert  W.  Butler, 

Alderman  Twerty-seventh  Ward. 


T^UBERT  W.  BUTL,ER,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  27th  ward,  was  born  at 
I/  Freeport,  111.,  January  10,  1868.  He  received  his  early  education  at  the  Mar- 
®  quette  Grammar  and  the  West  Division  High  Schools,  and  subsequently  grad- 
uated from  the  Yale  Law  School.  He  has  an  extensive  law  practice  and  is  agent 
and  attorney  for  the  C.  H.  McCormick  estate,  with  offices  in  the  Reaper  Block.  He 
has  also  been  largely  interested  in  real  estate  and  has  subdivided  vast  tracts  in  the 
Northwest  part  of  the  city.  In  April,  1894,  he  was  elected  to  the  City  Council, 
where  he  has  shown  a  desire  to  serve  the  people,  and  has  invariably  been  in  favor 
of  any  measures  that  were  likely  to  be  of  general  benefit  to  the  city.  He  is  promi- 
nent in  the  Masonic  fraternity,  a  member  of  the  Linwood,  Jefferson  Park  and  Ken- 
wood Clubs,  and  is  President  of  the  Irving  Club. 


George  5.  Foster, 

Alderman  Twenty-seventh  Ward. 


S.  FOSTER,  Democratic  Alderman  of  the  27th  ward,  was  born  at 
VJ  Monckton,  Canada,  January  27th,  1864.  He  attended  the  grammar  schools  and 
State  University  of  Canada  and  is  a  graduate  of  Lake  Forest  University  and 
the  Chicago  College  of  Law.  He  commenced  the  practice  of  law  in  this  city  and 
has  advanced  to  a  high  standing  in  his  profession.  He  enjoys  a  large  practice,  be- 
ing the  attorney  for  some  of  the  leading  firms  and  corporations  of  this  city,  among 
them  the  Piano  M'f 'g  Co.,  Win.  Deering  &  Co.  and  the  Ottley  M'f 'g  Co.  He  has 
the  honor  of  being  the  only  Democrat  ever  elected  to  the  Council  from  the  27th 
ward,  which  is  hopelessly  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  Dearborn  Lodge,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  LaFayette  Chapter,  Palestine  Council,  Apollo  Commandery,  Oriental 
Consistory,  Banner  Lodge  K.  P.,  Pembina  Lodge  I.  O.  O.  F.,  Court Cragin  I.  O.  F., 
and  an  active  and  popular  member  of  many  athletic  associations,  among  them  the 
Pacific  Athletic  Club  and  the  Clover  Cycling  Club,  of  which  he  is  President.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Mohawk  and  County  Democracy  Marching  Clubs,  the  Che- 
rokee and  Irving  Park  Clubs,  and  is  considered  one  of  the  political  and  social  lead- 
ers of  that  part  of  the  city. 

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John  Bigane, 

A  Merman  Twenty-eighth  "Ward. 


JOHN  BIGANE,  Democratic  Alderman  of  the  28th  ward,  was  born  in  County 
Limerick,  Ireland,  December  22,  1852,  and  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  for 
twenty-three  years.  Beginning-  here  as  a  fireman  with  the  Pittsburgh  &  Ft. 
Wayne  Railroad  Co.,  he  advanced  by  merit  to  the  position  of  yard  foreman  of  the 
Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad  Co.,  which  he  held  for  fifteen  years.  He  subsequently  en- 
gaged in  the  insurance  business,  and  in  1892  was  elected  a  School  Director  in  the 
town  of  Cicero,  and  in  1894  was  elected  to  the  Council  from  the  28th  ward,  which  is 
usually  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  many  leading  organizations,  among  them 
the  C.  O.  F.,  of  which  he  was  Chief  Ranger.  He  is  Chaplain  of  Tent  19,  K.  O.  T. 
M.,  a  member  of  Washington  Lodge  No.  387,  K.  P.,  of  which  he  was  Chancellor 
Commander  for  four  years,  and  takes  an  active  part  in  the  campaigns  of  the  Dem- 
ocratic party  in  Cook  County 


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Robert  flulcahy, 

Alderman  Twenty-ninth  Ward. 


"QOBERT  MUIvCAHY,  Democratic  Alderman  of  the  29th  ward,  was  born  in  Ire- 
1\  land  May  26,  1860.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  has  been  a  res- 
ident  of  Chicago  for  twenty-one  years.  He  has  held  various  positions,  hav- 
ing- served  as  Health  Officer  in  the  old  town  of  Lake  before  annexation,  and  as  Sec- 
retary of  the  Department  of  Public  Works.  After  annexation  he  was  appointed 
Chief  Water  Inspector  and  later  held  a  position  as  Record  Writer  in  the  Probate 
Court  Clerk's  office.  He  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  in  April,  1894,  receiving 
5,050  votes,  and  defeating  five  other  candidates.  He  is  a  member  of  Dexter  Coun- 
cil, Royal  Arcanum;  General  Shields  Council,  National  Union;  Division  6,  A.  O.H. 
and  many  other  societies. 


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Walter  flerchant, 

Alderman  Thirtieth  Ward. 


(ALTER  MERCHANT,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  30th  ward,  was  born  at 
La  Porte,  Ind.,  December  3,  1860,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
that  city.  On  leaving  school  he  came  to  Chicago  and  engaged  in  the  man- 
ufacture of  sash,  doors  and  blinds,  but  is  now  in  the  real  estate  business.  He  has 
taken  a  prominent  part  in  politics  for  a  number  of  years,  and  was  elected  to  the 
Council  in  April,  1894,  receiving  5,786  votes  and  defeating  his  Democratic  opponent 
by  a  plurality  of  1,397.  He  has  secured  many  public  improvements  for  his  ward  by 
his  efforts  in  the  Council  and  has  looked  closely  after  the  interests  of  his  constitu- 
ents in  the  past  two  years.  He  is  prominent  in  the  Masonic  fraternity,  being  a 
member  of  Fort  Dearborn  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  and  Englewood  Chapter,  and  re- 
sides at  Sixty-first  street  and  Princeton  avenue. 


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John  W.  Utesch, 

Alderman  Thirtieth  Ward. 


JOHN  W.  UTESCH,   Republican  Alderman  of  the  30th  ward,  was  born  in  the 
city  of  Chicago  June  10,  1864.     He  was  educated  at  the  Walsh  School  and  the 
Athenaeum  Business  College.    He  is  one  of  the  self-made  men  of  this  city,  be- 
ginning as  a  carpenter  and  subsequently   engaging  in  the  lumber  business.     He 
now  stands  high  in  political  and  business  circles.  He  was  elected  to  the  City  Coun- 
cil in  1893  and  was  one  of  the  first  Republicans  to  carry  the  ward  after  its  annexa- 
tion to  the  city.     His  ward  is  usually  Democratic,  Cleveland  having-  received  a  plu- 
rality of  1,776  votes  there  in  1892.     He  is  now  serving  his  second  term  in  the  Coun- 
cil, having  been  re-elected  on  April  2,  1895,  receiving  6,041  votes   and  defeating  six 
other  candidates. 


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I.  T.  Greenacre, 

Alderman  Thirty- first  Ward. 


T  SAIAH  T.  GREENACRE,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  31st  ward,  was  born  in 
1  Will  County,  111.,  January  4,  1863.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Englewood  Hig-h 
School,  Metropolitan  Business  College  and  the  law  department  of  the  North- 
western University,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885.  His  energy  and  ability 
have  secured  him  a  large  practice  and  placed  him  in  the  foremost  ranks  of  his  pro- 
fession in  this  city.  He  has  made  a  careful  study  of  municipal  law  and  is  special 
counsel  for  a  number  of  villages  adjoining  this  city,  and  he  conducted  in  court  the 
annexation  proceedings  by  which  Fernwood,  West  Roseland  and  Washington 
Heights  were  made  part  of  Chicago.  He  was  elected  to  the  Council  April  2,  1895, 
receiving  5,206  votes.  Being  a  forcible  speaker,  he  has  taken  a  leading  part  in  all 
debates  on  pending  legislation  in  the  Council  during  the  past  year.  He  stands  high 
in  Masonic  circles,  is  a  member  of  Fernwood  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  is  Master  of 
Evergreen  Lodge,  A.  O.  U.  W. 


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James  R.  Harm, 

Alderman  Thirty=second  Ward. 


JAMES  R.  MANN,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  32nd  ward,  was  born  on  a  farm 
near  Blooming-ton,  111.,  October  20,  1856.  He  was  educated  at  the  University 
of  Illinois,  and  while  at  this  institution  he  was  elected  Captain  of  a  company 
of  students,  and  holds  a  commission  from  the  Governor  as  Captain  in  the  Illinois 
National  .Guards.  He  graduated  in  June,  1876,  taking  the  highest  -honors  of  his 
class  and  being  selected  valedictorian.  In  1879  he  entered  the  Union  College  of 
L/aw  in  Chicago,  from  which  he  also  graduated  with  high  honors,  and  was  again 
selected  by  the  members  of  his  class  as  their  valedictorian  without  opposition. 
After  graduating  he  decided  to  remain  in  Chicago  and  began  the  practice  of  law, 
and  is  now  a  member  of  one  of  the  leading  law  firms  of  the  city  and  a  Master  in 
Chancery  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Cook  County.  He  was  elected  to  the  Council 
from  the  32nd  ward  in  1892  and  was  re-elected  in  April,  1894,  by  an  immense  major- 
ity. He  will  be  the  Republican  candidate  for  Congress  from  the  First  District  at 
the  election  in  November,  1896,  having  been  nominated  for  that  office  last  month, 
and  being  one  of  the  ablest  and  most  popular  Republican  leaders  in  that  section  he 
will  undoubtedly  be  elected  by  a  large  majority. 

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Cyrus  H.  Howell, 

Alderman  Thirty-tliird  Ward. 


H.  HOWELL,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  33rd  ward,  was  born  on  a 
I  f at  in  near  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  December  7,  1851,  and  his  early  boyhood  days 
weie  passed  there.  On  coming  to  Chicago  he  engaged  as  a  driver  whh  the 
Illinois  Stone  Co.,  on  the  Illinois  and  Michigan  Canal,  and  by  faithful  service  ad- 
vanced until  he  was  placed  in  charge  of  a  tug  owned  by  that  company.  Subsequent- 
ly he  accepted  a  position  as  Superintendent  with  the  Rice  &  Son  Stone  Co.,  of 
South  Chicago,  and  afterwards  as  Superintendent  with  Dolese  &  Shepard,  and  is 
now  President  of  the  South  Chicago  Teaming  Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Royal  League,  Royal  Arcanum,  Harbour  Lodge,  South  Chicago  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and 
was  elected  to  the  Council  in  April,  1894,  receiving  2,373  votes. 


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George  W.  Shepherd, 

Alderman  Thirty-third  Ward. 


W.  SHEPHERD,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  33rd  ward,  was  born  at 
VJ  Wellington,  England,  August  29,  1856.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
and  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  for  fourteen  years,  and  was  identified  with 
the  rolling  mill  industry  for  a  number  of  years,  but  is  now  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  and  insurance  business.  He  is  now  serving  his  second  term  in  the  Council, 
having  been  re-elected  in  April,  1895,  receiving  3,870  votes.  He  takes  an  active 
part  in  the  proceedings  of  that  body  and  is  a  member  of  some  important  commit- 
tees. He  is  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  Harbour  Lodge,  South  Chicago  A. 
F.  &  A.  M.,  and  Nonpareil  L,odge,  K.  P. 


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Oliver  L.  Chadwick, 

Alderman  Thirty-fourth  Ward. 


L.  CHADWICK,  Republican  Alderman  of  the  34th  ward,  was  born  at 
V_/  Dayton,  Ohio,  February  15,  1861.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Brown's  Institute, 
Valparaiso,  Ind.,  and  of  the  Crown  Point,  Ind.,  Military  Academy,  and  has 
been  connected  with  the  Pullman  L/oan  and  Savings  Bank  for  many  years.  Mayor 
Washburne  conferred  the  first  political  honors  upon  him  in  1891,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed Purchasing  Agent.  In  1894  he  was  elected  Alderman  .and  has  taken  an 
active  interest  in  all  important  measures  that  have  come  up  before  the  Council  in 
the  last  two  years,  and  closely  watches  the  interests  of  his  constituents.  He  is  a 
member  of  St.  Bernard  Comrnandery;  Palace  Lodge  No.  869,  R.  A.;  Palace  Coun- 
cil No.  39,  Royal  League,  etc.,  and  is  prominent  in  social  circles  in  his  section  of 
the  city. 


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William  Henry  Brown. 

Aldennanic  Deputy. 


WILLIAM  HENRY  BROWN  was  born  in  the  city  of  Chicago  April  22,  1858. 
He  was  educated  in  the  Dearborn,  one  of  the  public  schools  of  this  city,  and 
was  appointed  to  his  present  position  of  trust  in  1889.     He   has  deputized  to 
him  the  performance  of  many  important  duties  by  the  members  of  the  Council  and 
may  be  said  to  hold  the  confidential  relations  of  a  private  secretary  to  every  mem- 
ber of  that  body.     He  has  a  personal  acquaintance  with  every   public  man  of  note 
in  this  city,  and  the  uniform  courtesy  that  he  extends  to  all  who  come  in  contact 
with  him  has  made  him  one  of  the  best  known  and  most  popular  men  at  the  City 
Hall. 


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Robert  David  Corlett, 

Assistant  Sergeaiit-at-Arms. 


DAVID  CORLETT,  the  popular  Assistant  Sergeant-at-Arms  of  the 
Council,  was  born  in  the  city  of  Chicago,  September  6,  1857.  He  was  educat- 
ed  in  the  public  schools  of  this  city,  and  on  leaving-  school  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  &  Co.,  remaining-  with  this  great  wholesale  dry  goods 
firm  up  to  the  present  time — a  period  of  nearly  twenty-five  years.  He  is  prominent 
in  Masonic  circles;  a  member  of  the  Oriental  Consistory,  St.  Bernard  Commandery, 
Corinthian  Chapter  and  Covenant  Lodge,  a  Past  Regent  of  Northwestern  Council, 
R  >yal  Arcanum,  and  a  Past  Archon  of  Banner  Council,  Royal  League,  and  has 
served  as  Assistant  Sergeant-at-Arms  of  the  Council  for  the  past  five  years. 


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MAYOR  SWIFT'S 
CABINET  OFFICERS. 


W.  D.  Kent, 

Commissioner  of  Public  Works. 


WD.  KENT  was  born  in  Chicago  thirty-six  years  ago,  and  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  this  city,  graduating  from  the  old  Central  High  School. 
He  immediately  went  to  work  for  a  publishing  firm,  and  for  several 
years  edited  Stockles'  Railway  Guide.  In  1882  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
fire  escapes  and  fire  apparatus  with  Matthew  Benner,  a  former  Chief  of  the  Chicago 
Fire  Department;  and  when  Mr.  Benner  retired  some  years  ago,  he  continued  the 
same  under  the  firm  name  of  W.  D.  Kent  &  Co.  In  1888  he  was  appointed  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Public  Library  Board  by  Mayor  Roche,  and  in  1889  he  was  elected 
Alderman  from  the  Eleventh  Ward,  succeeding  John  J.  Badenoch,  the  present 
Chief  of  Police.  He  served  his  constituency  well,  and  was  re-elected,  serving  two 
terms  in  the  Council  with  George  B.  Swift,  the  present  Mayor,  as  his  colleague.  In 
1895  when  George  B.  Swift  was  elected  Mayor,  he  selected  Mr. .Kent,  his  old-time 
friend  and  colleague,  as  one  of  his  Cabinet  Officers,  giving  him,  perhaps,  the  most 
important  office  within  his  gift — that  of  Commissioner  of  Public  Works,  and  in 
which  he  has  made  an  enviable  record.  Mr.  Kent  is  married  to  a  daughter  of  ex- 
Chief  Matthew  Benner  of  the  Chicago  Fire  Department,  and  resides  at  450  West 
Congress  street. 

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William  R.  Kerr, 

Commissioner  of  Health. 


WILLIAM  R.  KERR  was  born  at  Dayton,  Ohio,  September  11,  1849.  He  is  a 
graduate  of  Canadaigua  Academy,  New  York,  and  has  been  a  resident  of 
Chicago  for  twenty-eight  years.  Coming-  here  with  his  father  in  1868  they 
engaged  in  the  real  estate  business,  under  the  firm  name  of  James  M.  Kerr  &  Son, 
with  an  office  at  123  Clark  street.  Subsequently  he  engaged  in  the  insurance  busi- 
ness, and  he  has  represented  some  of  the  largest  fire  insurance  companies  in  the 
world  in  this  city.  Later  he  engaged  in  real  estate  again,  and  after  purchasing 
the  great  Morgan  tract,  west  of  Pullman,  he  organized  the  West  Pullman  Land 
Association,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $1,200,000,  and  was  elected  Secretary  and  Gen- 
eral Manager  of  the  same.  He  has  been  remarkably  successful  in  business,  and 
has  also  had  many  political  honors  confered  upon  him,  having  been  elected  Town 
Collector  of  Hyde  Park  before  annexation,  and  served  three  terms  as  Alderman 
from  the  Thirty-second  Ward,  and  was  elected  a  delegate  to  the  National  Republi- 
can Convention  at  Minneapolis.  He  is  President  of  the  Hyde  Park  Club,  and  a 
prominent  member  of  the  Union  League,  Illinois  and  Kenwood  Clubs,  and  as  one 
of  Mayor  Swift's  Cabinet  Officers  he  holds  a  commanding  position  in  Republican 
circles. 

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Joseph  Downey, 

miiMsioHiT  ot  Buildings. 


JOSEPH  DOWNEY,  the  well-known  Commissioner  of  Building's,  was  born  in 
Ireland,  and  came  to  America  when  only  five  years  old.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  this  city,  and  was  then  apprenticed  to  a  mason.  He 
learned  the  trade  in  all  its  branches  and  subsequently  became  a  partner  of  the  man 
with  whom  he  had  worked.  Some  years  later  he  bought  out  his  partner,  conducting 
the  business  himself.  His  paternal  ancesters  were  all  builders,  and  building  came 
natural  to  him.  He  has  had  a  marvelously  successful  business  career,  and  miles  of 
buildings  stand  in  Chicago  as  monuments  to  his  skill,  industry  and  enterprise. 
Among  other  notable  public  buildings  he  constructed  in  this  city  were  the  Polk 
Street  and  Illinois  Central  Depots;  he  also  built  the  Van  Buren  Street  Tunnel.  He 
has  always  been  a  public-spirited  business  man,  but  has  never  held  or  sought  an 
office,  and  when  in  April,  1895,  he  was  tendered  his  present  office  it  was  some  time 
before  he  accepted  and  became  one  of  Mayor  Swift's  Cabinet  Officers. 


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O.  D.  Wetherell, 

City  Comptroller. 


OD.  WETHERELL,  City  Comptroller,  was  born  in  New  England,  sixty-seven 
years  ago,  and  as  a  banker  and  lumber  merchant  he  has  become  a  part  of 
the  growth  of  Chicago.  In  1881  he  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  from  the 
old  4th  ward,  and  after  the  rearrangement  of  the  wards  he  was  again  returned  to 
the  Council  by  the  people  of  the  3d  ward  at  every  election  until  1889.  During  the 
Roche  administration  he  occupied  a  prominent  place  as  Chairman  of  the  Finance 
Committee,  and  it  is  generally  conceded  that  it  was  mainly  by  reason  of  his  integ- 
rity, capacity  and  earnest  endeavor  to  administer  the  financial  affairs  of  the  city 
as  he  would  his  own  that  the  city  had  money  to  spare  at  that  time.  Although  a 
staunch  Republican,  his  merit  attracted  partisans  of  the  Democratic  side,  and  on 
the  election  of  Carter  H.  Harrison  in  1893,  he  was  called  to  the  office  he  now  fills. 
Mayor  Harrison  declared  that  he  considered  him  the  most  competent  man  available 
for  Comptroller,  and  the  departure  from  party  lines  provoked  no  partisan  rancor 
and  was  approved  by  the  people.  He  was  reappointed  to  his  present  office  by  Mayor 
Hopkins,  and  again  in  1895  by  Mayor  Swift. 


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D.  J   Swenie. 

Fire  Marshal. 


DJ.  SWENIE,  the  famous  Chief  of  the  Chicago  Fire  Department,  was  born  in 
the  city  of  Glasgow,  Scotland,  July  20,  1834.  He  was  educated[in  the  public 
schools  of  that  city,  and  when  only  fifteen  years  old  started  out  to  do  for 
himself  and  see  something  of  the  world.  He  obtained  passage  on  a  sailing  vessel 
and  bid  farewell  to  the  land  of  Scott  and  Burns  on  May  26,  1849;  arriving  in  New 
York  in  July,  he  headed  straight  for  Chicago.  He  had  not  been  here  long  when  he 
enrolled  in  a  volunteer  fire  company,  and  in  May,  1852,  joined  the  famous  Red 
Jacket  Company.  In  1858  he  had  advanced  to  the  position  of  Chief  Engineer  of  the 
Department,  and  about  this  time  began  to  organize  the  paid  steam  fire  department, 
of  which  he  became  the  leading  spirit.  In  1879,  after  the  retirement  of  Chief  Ben- 
ner,  he  was  appointed  Chief  of  Brigade  and  Marshal  by  Mayor  Harrison,  and  has 
continued  as  such  to  the  present.  His  faithful  service — covering  nearly  half  a 
century — and  his  world-renown  ability  in  his  chosen  vocation,  have  been  recog- 
nized by  all  administrations. 


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John  J.  Badenoch, 

General  Superintendent  of  Police. 


JOHN  J.  BADENOCH,  the  Superintendent  of  Police,  was  born  in  Banffshire, 
Scotland,  in  1851,  and  came  to  the  United  States  when  a  boy  with  his  parents, 
who  located  in  New  York.  In  1866  he  came  to  Chicago  and  engaged  in  the 
wholesale  jewelry  business,  and  subsequently  in  the  grain,  flour  and  feed  business, 
in  which  he  is  still  engaged.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trade.  He  has 
taken  a  prominent  part  in  Republican  politics  for  many  years,  and  has  been  re- 
peatedly honored  by  the  Republican  party  by  appointments  to  positions  of  trust. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education,  and  served  one  term  in  the  City 
Council  as  Alderman  from  the  llth  ward.  In  1892  he  was  Chairman  of  the  Repub- 
lican City  Convention,  and  afterward  Chairman  of  the  Campaign  Committee,  and 
later  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Election  Commissioners,  from  which 
he  resigned  upon  the  election  of  Mayor  Swift,  when  he  was  appointed  to  his  present 
position  as  Chief  of  Police.  He  married  a  Miss  Clemence  Ward  in  1874,  and  has 
five  sons  and  one  daughter.  He  is  prominent  in  society  circles,  being  President  of 
the  Illinois  St.  Andrews  Society  and  a  member  of  St.  Bernard  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar. 

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Alexander  Ross, 

Assistant  Superintendent  of  Police. 


TT  LEXANDER  ROSS  was  born  in  Scotland  thirty-seven  years  ago  and  came  to 
©7*1  Chicago  in  1876.  He  was  first  appointed  a  policeman  in  1882  and  is  to-day 
one  of  the  best  known  police  officers  in  the  city,  having  made  a  record  that 
he  may  well  be  proud  of.  Having  been  advanced  to  a  sergeancy  for  meritorious 
work  by  Mayor  Harrison  in  1885  he  forged  ahead  very  rapidly  after  that,  and  has 
since  served  as  a  Lieutenant,  Captain  and  Inspector.  In  April,  1895,  he  was  ap- 
pointed to  his  present  position  as  Assistant  Chief  of  Police.  He  is  a  man  of  im- 
posing appearance,  over  six  feet  high,  an  athlete  of  superior  ability  and  a  brother 
of  Duncan  Ross,  the  famous  swordsman.  He  is  a  member  of  many  societies,  takes 
a  keen  interest  in  athletic,  games  and  is  a  popular  member  of  De  Molay  Lodge, 
Uniformed  Rank,  K.  P. 


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CHIEFS  OF  DEPARTMENTS 
1      AND  ASSISTANTS. 


Robert  J.  flac  Donald, 

Superintendent  of  Streets. 


ROBERT  J.  MAC  DONALD,  the  Superintendent  of  Streets,  was  born  in  the  city 
of  Chicago  March  31,  1859,  and  was  educated  at  the  Og-den  School.  He  was 
connected  with  Fowler  Bros.,  the  great  stock  yards  firm,  for  over  twelve 
years  and  then  served  in  the  Probate  Court  as  Will  Clerk  for  a  number  of  years, 
and  subsequently  as  Deputy  Sheriff  under  Sheriffs  Gilbert  and  Pease.  On  April 
11,  1895,  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  important  and  responsible  position  by 
Mayor  Swift  and  he  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  courteous  and  efficient  officials 
of  the  present  administration,  having  conducted  the  vast  business  of  this  depart- 
ment and  handled  the  army  of  men  under  him  with  great  executive  ability  during 
the  past  year.  He  is  a  member  of  Apollo  Lodge  No.  642,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Columbus 
L/odge  No.  631,  A.  O.  U.  W.,  and  a  prominent  member  of  the  Hamilton  Club,  one  of 
the  leading  clubs  of  Chicago. 


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Frank  E.  Hemstreet, 

Assistant  Superintendent  of  Streets. 


"T^RANK  E.  HEMSTREET,   Assistant   Superintendent  of  Streets,  was  born  in 
Lockport,  Niagara  Co.,  N.  Y.,  March  5,  1856,  and  has  been  a  resident  of  Chi- 
cago for  thirty  years,  coming-  here  when  a  boy  and  receiving-  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  this  city.     He  takes  a  keen  interest  in  public  affairs  and  is  a 
prominent  member  of  the  12th  Ward  Republican  Club,  and  as  Secretary  of   that 
organization  takes  an  active  part  in  the  campaigns  of  his  party.     He  was  appoint- 
ed to  his  present  responsible  position  shortly  after  the  election  of  Mayor  Swift  in 
April,  1895,  and  has  made  an  excellent  record.     He  has  served  as  Captain  in  the 
First  Regiment,  I.  N.  G.,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 


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Erastus  J.  Burkert, 

Secretary  Street  Department. 


BRASTUS  J.  BURKERT  was  born  at  Rebersburg,  Pa.,  June  14,  1839.  He  had 
scarcely  attained  his  majority,  at  the  beginning-  of  the  civil  war,  when  he  vol- 
unteered his  services  and  took  up  arms  in  defense  of  the  Union,  enlisting 
April  22,  1861,  as  private  in  Co.  B.,  10th  Pennsylvania  Volunteer  Infantry,  re-en- 
listing August  25,  1862,  in  the  148th  Pennsylvania  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  served 
with  distinction  under  Cols.  Meredith  and  Beaver  in  the  1st  Brigade,  1st  Division, 
2nd  Army  Corps,  and  was  discharged  therefrom  as  Second  Lieutenant  June  26, 
1863,  by  reason  of  physical  disability.  He  served  in  the  United  States  Postal  Ser- 
vice at  the  main  office  in  Chicago  during  1889-90,  and  as  Superintendent  of  the 
Hyde  Park  Post-Office  during  the  World's  Fair  in  1893.  Mr.  Burkert  held  his  pres- 
ent position  under  Mayor  Roche  from  1887  to  1889,  under  Mayor  Washburne  from 
1891  to  1893,  and  was  re-appointed  by  Mayor  Swift  in  1895.  He  is  a  prominent 
member  of  U.  S.  Grant  Post  No.  28,  G.  A.  R.,  Veteran  Union  League  of  Chicago, 
of  which  he  is  Secretary,  the  Cook  County  Republican  Marching  Club  and  the 
Republican  Club  of  the  21st  ward,  in  which  he  resides. 


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H.  Dorsey  Patton, 

Ci»y  Sealer. 


H  DORSEY  PATTON;  the  well-known  City  Sealer,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania 
forty-three  years  ago,  and  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  for  over  twenty 
years.  He  has  held  many  positions  of  responsibility  and  trust  in  this  city, 
and  in  1890  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Illinois  Legislature  from  what  was  then 
the  Second  Senatorial  District,  and  served  with  distinction  in  the  Thirty-seventh 
General  Assembly.  He  took  a  leading  part  during  that  session,  and  was  largely 
instrumental  in  securing  the  liberal  appropriations  that  were  made  for  the  State 
exhibits  at  the  World's  Fair  at  Chicago  in  1893.  He  was  appointed  to  his  present 
office  by  Mayor  Swift  in  the  spring  of  1895,  and  has  administered  its  affairs  in  an 
able  and  businesslike  manner.  Mr.  Patton  is  one  of  the  most  genial  and  courteous 
officials  of  the  present  administration,  and  one  of  the  popular  leaders  of  the  Re- 
publican party  of  Chicago;  is  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Cook  County  Republican 
Marching  Club,  which  is  undoubtedly  the  best  permanent  Republican  marching 
organization  in  the  West,  and  as  its  Chief  Marshal,  takes  a  very  prominent  part  in 
every  campaign. 


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Benjamin  F.  Richolson, 

Assistant  City  Attorney. 

"QENJAMIN  F.  RICHOLSON,  Assistant  City  Attorney,  was  born  at  Leland, 
Jj  La  Salle  County,  Illinois,  in  1854.  He  received  his  early  education  at  the 
village  schools,  and  subsequently  attended  the  Jennings  University;  later 
reading  law  at  Ottawa,  111.,  with  Dickey,  Boyle  &  Richolson.  The  senior  mem- 
ber, T.  Lyle  Dickey,  afterwards  became  Chief  Justice  of  Illinois,  and  the  junior 
member  was  an  older  brother  of  Mr.  Benjamin  F.  Richolson.  In  1887  Mr.  Richol- 
son was  appointed  Prosecuting  Attorney  by  Mayor  Roche,  and  in  1889  he  was  the 
Republican  candidate  for  City  Attorney,  but  was  defeated,  although  he  ran  four 
thousand  votes  ahead  of  his  ticket.  In  1891  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Corpora- 
tion Counsel  by  Mayor  Washburne,  and  in  1892  he  was  nominated  by  the  Republi- 
can party  for  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court,  but  went  down  in  the  landslide  along 
with  all  the  rest  of  the  ticket.  Mr.  Richolson  was  appointed  in  1893  to  his  present 
responsible  position  as  Assistant  City  Attorney.  He  is  a  member  of  Alpha 
Council  No.  1,  Royal  League,  Magnolia  Lodge  No.  314,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and 
is  a  prominent  and  popular  member  of  the  Illinois  and  Lincoln  Clubs. 


87 


Christopher  Mamer, 

Assistant  City  Treasurer. 


CHRISTOPHER  MAMER,  the  Assistant  City  Treasurer,  was  born  at  Seiben- 
born,  Luxenburg,  in  1852,  and  came  to  this  country  with  his  parents  in  1854. 
He  received  a  liberal  education  in  the  grammar  and  high  schools  of  this  city 
and  subsequently  graduated  with  high  honors  from  the  College  of  St.  Mary's  of 
the  1/ake,  also  spending  a  year  at  Notre  Dame  College  in  Indiana.  After  the  great 
fire  in  1871  he  was  engaged  by  the  Relief  and  Aid  Society  distributing  alms  to  the 
needy.  His  activity  brought  him  in  contact  with  the  Republican  politicians,  and 
he  soon  took  an  active  part  in  the  plans  of  the  party.  In  1874  he  was  made  Secre- 
tary of  the  County  Committee,  which  he  held  till  1880,  when  he  was  elected  to  the 
State  Senate.  In  1884  he  was  made  Chief  Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court,  and  in  1887 
Assistant  City  Treasurer.  In  1889  he  was  appointed  Internal  Revenue  Collector  at 
Chicago  by  President  Harrison;  in  1893  he  was  appointed  County  Purchasing 
Agent,  and  in  1895  he  was  again  appointed  to  his  present  position  of  trust— ^Assist- 
ant City  Treasurer.  He  has  been  closely  identified  with  the  financial  interests  of 
this  city  while  in  these  positions,  and  has  shown  great  executive  ability.  Mr. 
Mamer  is  a  plain,  courteous  gentleman  and  one  of  the  r opular  leaders  of  the  Re- 
publican party  of  Chicago. 


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Alexander  Harper, 

City  Expert  Accountant. 

A  LEXANDER  HARPER  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1854.  He  entered  the  em- 
h\  ploy  of  the  Pullman  Company  as  office  boy  when  eighteen  years  of  age,  be- 
ing- steadily  promoted  until  he  held  the  position  of  Chief  Accountant  of  that 
great  corporation.  In  1890  he  resigned  and  became  connected  with  H.  J.  Furber, 
and  subsequently  went  to  California.  He  had  not  been  in  the  Golden  State  long 
when  he  was  recalled  to  this  city  by  Roswell  Miller,  President  of  the  Milwaukee  & 
St.  Paul  Railroad,  who  needed  the  services  of  an  expert  to  unravel  the  tangled 
relationship  and  accounts  between  that  corporation  and  the  Pullman  Company. 
Mr.  Harper  proved  equal  to  the  task  he  was  given,  and  by  his  ability  and  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  Pullman  Company's  affairs,  enabled  the  St.  Paul  Company  to 
practically  dictate  the  terms  of  an  amicable  settlement  of  the  dispute  between  the 
two  great  corporations.  In  1894  he  was  called  to  his  present  position,  and  few  ap- 
pointments have  ever  been  made  that  have  proved  of  more  benefit  to  the  public 
service  and  have  flavored  less  of  politics  than  that  of  Mr.  Harper.  He  has  intro- 
duced a  practically  perfect  system  of  bookkeeping  in  all  the  city  offices,  which  is  so 
devised  as  to  make  the  accounts  center  naturally  and  harmoniously  to  the  Comp- 
troller's office,  while  before  each  office  had  kept  its  own  books  without  reference  to 
the  Comptroller's  office  or  any  other  department.  In  conjunction  with  this  general 
system  he  inaugurated  a  method  of  checking  which  extends  through  every  office, 
and  is  considered  as  practically  certain  to  detect  any  inaccuracies. 

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Philip  Haas, 

City  Collector. 


MAAS,  the  City  Collector,  was  born  in  Germany  forty-nine  years  ago, 
Jjj>  and  came  to  this  country  when  only  five  years  old,  attending  the  old  Skinner 
School  in  this  city.  Subsequently  he  graduated  from  the  Williams  Academy, 
which  was  located  at  the  corner  of  Randolph  and  Dearborn  streets.  He  has  taken 
an  active  part  in  public  affairs  for  many  years,  has  been  a  member  of  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Republican  County  and  City  Central  Committee  and  President  of 
the  7th  Ward  Republican  Club  when  he  was  a  resident  of  the  Southwest  part  of  the 
city,  where  he  was  formerly  in  the  hardware  business.  He  has  been  a  close  friend 
of  Mayor  Swift  for  nearly  twenty  years  and  was  selected  for  this  important  office 
immediately  after  the  election  in  April,  1895.  Mr.  Maas  stands  high  in  the  Masonic 
fraternity  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  prominent  German-American  citizens  of 
Chicago.  His  efficient  management  of  the  affairs  of  his  office  reflect  great  credit 
upon  him  and  the  administration. 


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John  C.  W.  Rhode, 

Superintendent  Street  Cleaning  Bureau. 


"T  OHN  C.  W.  RHODE,  the  Superintendent  of  the  Street  and  Alley  Cleaning  Bu- 
(§J  reau,  was  appointed  to  his  present  important  office  by  Mayor  Swift  in  the 
spring  of  1895,  and  has  conducted  the  affairs  of  the  department  with  great  ex- 
ecutive ability,  giving-  his  personal  attention  to  every,  detail  and  keeping  a  close 
supervision  over  the  great  number  of  teams  engaged  in  this  branch  of  the  city's 
service.  Mr.  Rhode  applied  the  same  business  principles  to  the  management  of  his 
office  as  he  has  to  his  own  successful  business  enterprise.  He  is  regarded  as  one  of 
the  leading  and  most  successful  German- American  citizens  on  the  North  Side,  hav- 
ing for  many  years  conducted  an  extensive  interior  decorating  establishment  at  339 
N.  Clark  street.  Many  of  the  most  artistically  painted  and  frescoed  theatres,  halls 
and  churches  in  Chicago  were  done  under  his  supervision.  . 


91 


Edward  J.  Dwyer, 

Deputy  City  Clerk. 


EDWARD  J.  DWYER,  the  popular  Deputy  City  Clerk,  was  born  in  Chicago 
November  21,  1861,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  subsequently  be- 
came connected  with  the  Althrop  Publishing  Co.,  as  Superintendent  of  the 
mailing  department,  and  later  he  was  appointed  to  a  clerical  position  in  the  City 
Clerk's  office.  In  1890  he  was  elected  West  Town  Clerk,  the  balance  of  the  Repub- 
lican ticket  being  defeated,  and  in  1891  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Superintendent 
of  the  Water  Office  by  Mayor  Washburne.  He  was  elected  West  Town  Assessor  in 
1892,  again  being  the  only  Republican  candidate  elected.  In  1894  he  was  elected 
State  Senator  from  the  17th  district,  defeating  his  Democratic  opponent  by  382 
votes,  although  the  district  is  generally  considered  good  for  a  3,000  Democratic  ma- 
jority. His  term  as  Senator  will  include  the  40th  General  Assembly  and  does  not 
expire  until  1898.  He  has  had  a  Democratic  majority  to  overcome  every  time  he 
was  a  candidate  and  his  uniform  success  is  evidence  of  his  popularity  and  proof  of 
his  ability  as  a  campaigner.  He  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  American  Legion 
of  Honor,  Knights  of  Pythias  and  Foresters.  He  was  appointed  to  his  present  po- 
sition July  1,  1895. 

92 


Edward  H.   Ehrhorn, 

Chief  Clerk  City  Clerk's  Office. 


EDWARD  H.  EHRHORN  was  born  in  the  city  of  Chicago  January  27,  1871,  and 
entered  the  Mosely  Public  School  at  an  early  age,  later  attending  the  South 
Division  High  School.      Graduating  from  that  he  entered  upon  a  mercantile 
pursuit,  becoming  connected  with  the  firm  of  Wanamaker  &  Brown.  Subsequently 
he  was  appointed  to  a  clerical  position  in  the  City  Clerk's  office,  which  he  held  for 
seven  years.     After   the   election   of   the  present  City  Clerk  in  April,  1895,  he  was 
appointed  Chief  Clerk  in  his  office,  and  has  the  distinction  of  being   the   youngest 
man   that  ever  held  that  important  position.      Mr.  Ehrhorn  is  also  Minute  Clerk  of 
the  Council  and  a  general  favorite  among  the  Aldermen. 


93 


Frank  E.  Nye, 

Superintendent  of  Meters. 


TJ  RANK  E.  NYE,  Superintendent  of  the  mechanical  department  of  the  Meter 
1^  office,  was  born  at  Monmouth,  Illinois,  October  6,  1864.  He  came  to  Chicago 
when  a  boy  and  was  educated  at  the  Brown  and  Scammon  schools  in  this  city. 
For  fourteen  years  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  steam  pumps,  and  his  thor- 
ough knowledge  of  mechanical  work,  together  with  his  executive  ability,  have  en- 
abled him  to  place  his  department  in  excellent  working  order.  He  was  appointed 
by  Mayor  Swift  in  May,  1895,  and  is  the  first  political  office  he  has  held,  although 
he  has  taken  an  active  interest  in  politics  for  a  number  of  years.  Mr.  Nye  is  a 
member  of  the  Madison  and  Marquette  Clubs  and  is  prominent  in  Masonic  circles.. 


94 


Adam  N.  Horn, 

Chief  Clerk  Clerical  Itepartment  of  Meter  Department. 


TT  DAM  N.  HORN  was  born  in  the  city  of  Quincy,  Adams  County,  111.,  January 
<§/*!  3,  1868,  and  came  to  Chicago  when  a  boy  of  thirteen,  and  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  here  for  some  years,  graduating  from  the  Oakland  High  School. 
He  was  bookkeeper  for  the  firm  of  A.  E.  Horn  &  Co.,  of  which  his  father  is  the 
senior  member.  He  was  appointed  to  his  present  responsible  position  as  Chief 
Clerk  of  the  clerical  department  of  the  Meter  office  by  Mayor  Swift  on  June  17, 
1895.  Mr.  Horn  is  a  member  of  Landmark  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  a  Past  High 
Priest  of  Fairview  Chapter  and  an  active  member  of  the  32nd  Ward  Republican 
Club. 


9.5 


DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH 
CHIEFS  OF  BUREAUS. 


Henry  T.  Carr, 

Secretary  Department  of  Health. 


TTENRY  T.  CARR,  the  Secretary  of  the  Health  Department,  was  born  in 
JM.  Germany,  Aug.  4,  1861.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  a  boy  and  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Chicago.  He  was  for  many  years  connected 
with  the  Carr  Hardware  Company  of  this  city.  In  1891  he  was  appointed  Chief 
Clerk  of  the  Water  Department  by  Mayor  Washburne.  In  1895  he  was  appointed  to 
his  present  responsible  position  as  Secretary  of  the  Department  of  Health.  He 
takes  an  active  interest  in  society  affairs;  is  a  member  of  Covenant -Lodge,  No.  526, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.;  Magnolia  Lodge  No.  314,  K.  P.,  a  Past  Chancellor  and  Grand 
Representative,  and  also  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Rules  of  the  Grand  Lodge 
of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  of  Illinois.  He  has  held  many  offices  of  honor  and 
trust  in  the  Chicago  Turn  Gemeinde,  of  which  he  is  a  prominent  member. 


99 


Erasmus  Qarrott,  fl.  D., 

Chief  Medical  Inspector. 


ERASMUS  GARROTT,  the  efficient  Chief  Medical  Inspector,  was  born  in 
Frederick  County,  Md.,  February  14,  1836.  He  was  educated  in  St.  James 
College,  and  graduated  in  medicine  from  the  University  of  Maryland  in  1856. 
He  was  House  Surgeon  of  the  Baltimore  Infirmary  for  over  a  year.  In  1860  he  re- 
moved to  Colorado  where  he  practiced  medicine  for  over  twelve  years,  and  became 
prominent  as  a  physician  and  surgeon,  counting  among  his  intimate  friends  and 
patrons  such  men  as  Senators  Hill,  Wolcott,  Chaffey,  Teller  and  others,  who  are  to- 
day leaders  in  National  affairs.  Dr.  Garrott  has  been  connected  with  the  Depart- 
ment of  Health  since  1873,  having  been  appointed  a  Medical  Inspector  by  Mayor 
Heath,  and  subsequently  assumed  the  duties  of  his  present  responsible  position, 
in  which  he  has  served  the  city  for  over  twenty  years.  He  is  conscientiously  de- 
voted to  the  duties  of  his  office  and  is  one  of  the  most  courteous  officials.  Dr.  Gar- 
rot  is  a  recognized  authority  on  infectious  diseases,  and  has  few  if  any  equals,  in 
diagnosing  erruptive  and  contagious  diseases,  which  he  demonstrated  during  the 
small  pox  epidemic  of  1882.  He  is  prominent  in  Masonic  circles,  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  and  a  trustee  of  the  society. 


100 


D.  J.  May, 

Smoke  Inspector. 


DANIEL  J.  MAY,  the  Chief  Smoke  Inspector,  was  born  in  Richmond,  Va., 
April  14,  1864.  After  receiving-  a  liberal  education  at  the  Haven,  one  of  Chi- 
cago's public  schools,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad, 
and  by  meritorious  work  and  faithful  service,  advanced  to  the  position  of  foreman 
of  the  boiler  shops  of  that  company.  At  this  time  he  began  taking  an  active  in- 
terest in  politics,  and  is  now  one  of  the  popular  leaders  among  the  younger  element 
of  Republicans  in  the  Second  ward,  and  he  has  since  held  many  positions  of  trust 
and  responsibility.  In  1887  he  was  appointed  a  Tenement  House  Inspector  by 
Mayor  Roche;  in  1891  he  was  made  Assistant  Smoke  Inspector  by  Mayor  Wash- 
burne,  and  in  1895  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  office  of  Chief  Smoke  In- 
spector by  Mayor  Swift.  He  takes  a  prominent  part  in  South  Side  politics,  is  the 
Committeeman  of  the  First  Senatorial  District  and  was  Chairman  of  the  last  Re- 
publican Senatorial  Convention. 


101 


Martin  Otis  Heckard,  M.  D., 

Registrar  of  Vital  Statistics. 


"K  A  ARTIN  OTIS  HECKARD,  City  Registrar  of  Vital  Statistics,  was  born  in  a 
@JY1  small  town  in  the  central  part  of  this  State,  May  28,  1863.  He  attended  the 
public  and  high  school  of  Cuba,  111.,  after  which  he  pursued  a  collegiate 
course  to  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science,  taking  his  medical  degree  at  Bellevue 
Hospital  Medical  College  in  New  York  City.  He  was  appointed  Registrar  of  Vital 
Statistics  of  the  City  of  Chicago  shortly  after  the  election  of  Mayor  Swift  in  1895, 
and  has  a  number  of  assistants.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Medical  Society, 
American  Medical  Association,  and  has  held  the  chair  of  Physiology  in  the  North- 
western Dental  College;  is  a  member  of  Canton  Chapter  No.  69,  Royal  Arch  Masons 
and  is  one  of  the  oldest  members  of  the  Ashland  Club,  taking  an  active  part  in 
the  organization  of  the  Ashland  Auxiliary  Association  which  built  the  annex. 


102 


S.  David  Jaworski, 

Meat  Inspector. 


^  DAVID  JAWORSKI,  Chief  Meat  Inspector,  was  born  in  the  city  of  Chicago 
(j))  .  January  30,  1849,  and  has  resided  here  all  his  life.  After  receiving  an  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  he  engaged  in  the  butcher  business  and  subse- 
quently entered  the  employ  of  Hibbard  &  Spencer,  one  of  the  greatest  commercial 
houses  of  Chicago,  remaining  with  that  firm  for  a  number  of  years.  Mr.  Jaworski 
takes  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs,  and  upon  the  election  of  Mayor  Swift  was 
appointed  to  his  present  responsible  position,  for  which  his  early  training  and  ex- 
perience peculiarly  fitted  him,  and  in  which  he  has  made  a  splendid  record. 


103 


Cass  L.  Kennicott,  F.  C.  S., 

City  Chemist. 


/^  ASS  L,.  KENNICOTT,  Chemist  and  Chief  of  Bureau  of  Milk  Inspection  of  the 
\3  Department  of  Health,  was  born  in  the  city  of  Chicago  February  25,  1871, 
and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Oakland  High  School  and  the  Case  School  of  Applied 
Science.  He  was  formerly  Chemist  of  the  Fairbank  Canning  Co.,  and  was  appoint- 
ed to  his  present  position  by  Mayor  Washburne  on  December  27, 1892.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Delta  Delta  Chemists  Fraternity,  American  Chemical  Society,  Chicago 
Academy  of  Science,  Fellow  of  the  Chemical  Society  of  London,  England,  and  is 
Secretary  of  Section  of  Chemistry  in  the  Chicago  Academy  of  Science. 


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Adolph  Gerhman,  M.  I)., 

Superintendent  City  Laboratory. 


TT  DOLPH  GERHMAN  was  born  in  the  city  of  Decatur,  111.,  July  19,  1868,  and 
(g/*!  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  for  twelve  years;  he  is  a  graduate  of  the 
South  Division  High  School  and  the  Chicago  Medical  College.  He  is  Pro- 
fessor of  Bacteriology  in  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons;  Bacteriologist  to 
Cook  County  Hospital;  President  of  the  Columbus  Medical  Laboratory,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  American  Medical  Association,  Illinois  State  Medical  Society,  American 
Public  Health  Association,  Chicago  Medical  Society,  Chicago  Academy  of  Medicine, 
Chicago  Academy  of  Science,  and  a  member  of  many  prominent  social  organiza- 
tions. He  was  appointed  to  his  present  position  as  Superintendent  of  the  City 
Laboratory  and  Milk  and  Food  Inspection  by  Mayor  Washburne  on  Jan.  1,  1893, 
and  has  been  retained  by  all  the  succeeding  city  administrations. 


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Andrew  Young, 

Tenement  Inspector. 


TT  NDREW  YOUNG,  the  well-known  Chief  Tenement  Inspector,  was  born  in 
&/*!_  Glasgow,  Scotland,  in  1840.  He  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  since  1854,  and 
has  always  been  engaged  in  the  plumbing  and  gasfitting  business.  He  has 
taken  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs  for  a  number  of  years,  but  had  never  held 
a  political  office  until  1895,  when  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  position  of  trust, 
as  Chief  of  one  of  the  Bureaus  of  Health,  and  his  thorough  knowledge  of  plumbing, 
house  drainage  and  ventilation  have  enabled  him  to  make  a  record  in  this  import- 
ant position  which  will  reflect  credit  upon  him  and  the  present  administration. 
He  is  a  member  of  Hesperia  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  General  Thomas  Post,  G.  A.  R., 
and  resides  at  1194  Wilcox  avenue. 


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OFFICE  OF 
PROSECUTING  ATTORNEY. 


William  Henry  Tatge, 

Prosecuting  Attorney. 


WILLIAM  HENRY  TATGE,  the  City  Prosecuting-  Attorney,  was  born  at 
Crete,  Will  County,  111.,  November  9,  1860.  He  received  his  early  education 
in  the  Lutheran  Parochial  schools,  and  then  attended  Concordia  College  at 
Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  and  after  graduating-  from  the  Union  College  of  Law  he  began 
the  practice  of  law  in  this  city.  On  April  10,  1895,  he  was  appointed  City  Prosecut- 
ing Attorney  by  Mayor  Swift,  and  is  under  bonds  to  the  city  of  Chicago  in  the  sum 
of  $5,000.  He  has  twelve  assistants  and  represents  the  prosecution  in  all  city  and 
State  cases  in  each  of  the  sixteen  Police  Courts  of  the  city  of  Chicago  and  brings  all 
suits  for  violations  of  ordinances  ordered  by  any  of  the  departments.  He  has  made 
a  splendid  record  in  this  important  office,  which  is  the  first  he  has  held,  although 
he  has  taken  a  prominent  part  in  public  affairs  for  a  number  of  years.  He  is  re- 
garded as  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  German  Lutheran  citizens  of  Chicago. 


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Franklin  A.  Denison. 

Chief  Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney. 


T7  RANKIyIN  A.  DENISON,  Chief  Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney,  was  born  at 
I3  San  Antonio,  Texas,  August  26,  1861.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Lincoln  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania  and  of  the  Union  Law  College.  He  was  appointed 
by  Mayor  Washburne  in  the  spring  of  1891,  and  having  shown  marked  ability  and 
energy  he  was  reappointed  by  Mayor  Harrison  in  1893,  and  after  the  assassination 
of  Mr.  Harrison  he  was  reappointed  by  Mayor  Hopkins,  who  was  elected  to  fill  the 
unexpired  term  of  Mr.  Harrison.  In  1895  he  was  again  reappointed  by  Mayor 
Swift,  and  he  has  earned  a  reputation  for  ability,  courtesy  and  integrity  in  his 
official  position  that  he  may  well  be  proud  of. 


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Robert  C.  Busse, 

Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney. 


ROBERT  C.  BUSSE,  Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney,  stationed  at  the  Chicago 
Avenue  Police  Court,  was  born  in  the  city  of  Chicago,  January  2,  1859.  He 
attended  the  Wells  and  German  Lutheran  schools  in  this  city  and  then  en- 
tered the  Northwestern  University  at  Watertown,  Wis.,  and  subsequently  graduat- 
ed from  the  Union  College  of  Law,  and  immediately  began  the  practice  of  law,  in 
which  he  has  earned  an  enviable  record.  He  is  a  member  of  and  has  held  the 
chair  of  oratory  in  Prairie  State  Council,  Royal  Arcanum,  and  is  a  Past  Grand 
Regent  of  Court  Independence  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Foresters;  a  member  of 
the  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  is  Financial  Secretary  of  one  of  the  great  local  political  or- 
ganizations— the  German- American  Club  of  Cook  County.  He  was  recently  nomi- 
nated for  the  Legislature  from  the  Nineteenth  Senatorial  District  by  the  Republi- 
can party,  and  will  undoubtedly  be  elected  by  a  handsome  majority  at  the  general 
election  next  November. 


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Vere  de  Vere  Hunt, 

Attorney  for  the  City  Health  Department. 


T<^  ERE  DE  VERE  HUNT,  Attorney  for  the  City  Health  Department,  was  born 
\/  in  Ireland,  February  14,  1860.  Entering  the  British  army  as  a  Lieutenant 
at  the  age  of  sixteen  he  passed  through  the  Zulu  war  of  1879,  being 
permanently  crippled  at  the  battle  of  Ulundi.  He  entered  Dublin  University  the 
following  year,  of  which  ancient  seat  of  learning  he  is  a  B.  A.  and  LL.  D.,  also  a 
Gold  Medalist  in  oratory.  He  was  admitted  to  the  British  bar  in  1884,  and  has 
practiced  law  in  Chicago  since  1886,  having  been  of  counsel  for  the  defense  in  the 
Anarchist  case  and  in  many  other  locally  famous  trials.  Mr.  Hunt  married 
October  20th,  1890,  Miss  Rachel  Bergenrothen,  of  Richmond,  Va.,  since  deceased. 
He  is  a  gifted  orator  and  a  poet  and  writer  of  no  mean  ability.  He  is  a  member 
of  La  Fayette  Chapter  No.  2,  R.  A.  M.,  and  of  Dearborn  Lodge  No.  310,  A.  F.  &  A. 
M.;  a  Past  Noble  Grand  of  John  G.  Rogers  Lodge  No.  745,  I.  O.  O.  F.;  a  Past 
Chancellor  Commander  of  Montefiore  Lodge  No.  190,  Knights  of  Pythias,  also 
Vice-President  of  the  Victoria  Club,  etc. 


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Joseph  A.  Smejkal, 

Assistant  Prosecuting:  Attorney. 


TOSFyPHjA.  SMEJKAL,  Assistant  Prosecuting-  Attorney,  was  born  at  New  Town, 
I  QMoravia,  August  5,  1860.  He  came  here  when  a  boy  and  was  educated  in  the 
*/  public  schools  of  this  city.  In  1891  he  was  appointed  Clerk  of  the  Maxwell 
Street  Police  Court  by  Mayor  Washburne,  and  in  1895  he  was  appointed  Assistant 
Prosecuting-  Attorney  by  Mayor  Swift  and  assigned  to  the  Maxwell  Street  Police 
Court.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Foresters  and  Odd  Fellows,  arid  was  President  of 
John  Huss  Council,  National  Union,  for  1895.  He  is  also  a  member  of  many  Bo- 
hamian  societies  and  organizations,  among  them  the  Bohemian  Turning  Society 
and  the  Bohemian  Republican  League  of  Illinois,  of  which  he  was  Treasurer.  Mr. 
Smejkal  has  been  Vice-President  of  the  State  Board  of  the  Liquor  Dealers'  Asso- 
ciation for  three  terms. 


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Eugene  Garnett, 

Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney. 


T7  UGENE  GARNETT,  Assistant  Prosecuting-  Attorney  at  the  Armory  Police 
IL  Court,  was  born  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  on  the  3rd  ^d  ay  of  September,  1859,  and 
has  resided  in  Chicago  since  1861.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  this  city,  graduating  from  the  Chicago  College  of  Law  in  1892,  taking 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  Mr.  Garnett  belongs  to  a  distinguished  legal 
family,  being  a  brother  of  ex- Judge  Gwynn  Garnett,  and  William  Garnett,  Jr., 
both  prominent  in  the  legal  profession  of  Chicago.  Mr.  Garnett  is  a  Mason,  be- 
longing to  Wichita  Lodge  No.  99.  Up  to  the  time  of  his  appointment  as  Assistant 
Prosecuting  Attorney  he  was  associated  with  his  brother  in  the  practice  of  law. 
He  is  a  painstaking  and  industrious  lawyer  of  fine  address  and  marked  ability,  and 
has  a  bright  professional  and  political  future  before  him. 


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David  J.  Thompson, 

Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney. 


DAVID  J.  THOMPSON,  the  able  Assistant  Prosecuting-  Attorney,  was  born  in 
the  city  of  Philadelphia,  Penn.,  December  18,  1857.     He  is  a  graduate   of  the 
L/aw  Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  Philadelphia.     In  1888  he  removed  to  Chicago  and  began  the  practice  of  law, 
and  in  1895  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney  by  Mayor  Swift.    He 
takes  a  leading  part  in   Republican  politics  in  the   southern   part   of   the   city;   is 
President  of  the  Thirty-third  Ward  Republican  Club,  and  a  Senatorial  Committee- 
man  from  the  Third  Senatorial  District. 


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Oscar  Hebel, 

Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney. 


OSCAR  HE}BEL<,  the  popular  young  Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney,  was  born 
in  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  January  6,  1867.     He  came  to  Chicago   when   a   boy, 
and  after  attending  the  public  schools  of  this  city  entered  the  Chicago  College 
of  Law.     After  he  graduated  from  the  above  institution  he  was  admitted  to   the 
bar  and  began  the  practice  of  law;  in  1895,  after  the  election  of  Mayor  Swift,  he 
was  appointed  to  his  present  responsible  position  as  Assistant  Prosecuting  Attor- 
ney, in  which  he  has  done  earnest  work  and  has  shown  marked  ability.     He  is  a 
leader  among  the  younger  element  of  Republicans  of  the  24th  ward,  and  is  Secre- 
tary of  the  24th  Ward  Club.     He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Marquette,    the   leading 
club  of  the  North  Side,  and  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 


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POLICE   MAGISTRATES. 


John  Richardson, 

Police  Magistrate. 


"T  OHN  RICHARDSON,  the  Armory  Police  Magistrate,  was  born  in  the  city  of 
(®J  Chicago  February  25,  1858.  He  was  educated  in  the  Mosely  Public  School, 
subsequently  passing  an  examination  in  law  before  the  Appellate  Court.  He 
then  became  connected  with  the  Claim  Department  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  & 
Pacific  Railroad  Co.,  remaining  with  that  company  for  eighteen  years.  In  April, 
1895,  he  was  nominated  for  Justice  of  the  Peace  by  the  Cook  County  Judiciary,  ap- 
pointed by  Governor  Altgeld  and  confirmed  by  the  State  Senate  June  14,  1895. 
Later  he  was  appointed  a  Police  Magistrate  by  Mayor  Swift  and  assigned  to  the 
Armory,  the  most  important  Police  Court  in  Chicago.  He  is  prominent  in  the  Ma- 
sonic fraternity  and  has  a  large  circle  of  friends  among  the  leading  citizens  of 
Chicago. 


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William  T.  Hall, 

Police  Magistrate. 


WILLIAM  T.  HAL,L  was  born  in  the  city  of  Chicago  November  7,  1859,  and 
has  resided  here  all  his  life.  He  received  his  preparatory  education  in  the 
Chicago  High  School  and  subsequently  graduated  from  the  University  of 
Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan.  In  March,  1895,  he  was  endorsed  by  the  Cook 
County  Judiciary  for  Justice  of  the  Peace,  appointed  by  Governor  Altgeld,  and 
confirmed  by  the  State  Senate  on  June  14,  1895.  Later  he  was  appointed  a  Police 
Magistrate  by  Mayor  Swift,  and  his  appointment  confirmed  by  the  City  Council 
under  bonds  of  $20,000.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Signa  Phi  fraternity,  and  a  popu- 
lar member  of  the  Forty  Club,  of  which  he  has  been  President  for  the  past  six 
years.  By  virtue  of  his  appointment  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  he  will  also  be  a  mem- 
ber of  the  South  Town  Board  for  four  years.  He  is  popular  in  social  and  political 
circles,  and  resides  at  3519  Calumet  avenue. 


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John  J.  Hennessy. 

Police  Magistrate. 


JOHN  J.  HENNESSY,  Police  Magistrate  of  the  Eighth  District,  was  born  at 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  March  8,  1855,  and  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  for  the  past 
fifteen  years,  during  which  time  he  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor,  having  served  as  a  Deputy  Clerk  under  ex-County  Clerk  Ryan;  as  Deputy 
Coroner  under  ex-Coroner  Boyden,  and  as  Postmaster  for  four  years  at  the  Stock 
Yards.  In  1891  he  was  appointed  a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  succeeded  himself  in 
1895.  Subsequently  he  was  appointed  Police  Magistrate  of  the  8th  District,  un- 
der bonds  to  the  city  of  Chicago  in  the  sum  of  $10,000.  He  is  a  member  of  Dexter 
Council  No.  1020,  Royal  Arcanum,  and  Court  Union  No.  41,  Independent  Order  of 
Foresters.  He  is  a  Past  Regent  in  the  Arcanum  and  a  Past  Chief  Ranger  in  the 
Foresters;  an  active  and  popular  member  of  many  political  and  social  organiza- 
tions, and  has  made  an  honorable  record  in  his  present  position. 


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Gideon  E.  Clark, 

Police  Magistrate  Seventh  District. 


E.  CLARK,  the  well-known  Hyde  Park  Magistrate,  was  born  at  Rus- 
\J[  sell,  St.  Lawrence  County,  N.  Y.,  May  28,  1844.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Middle- 
bury  College  at  Middlebury,  Vt.,  and  has  been  in  the  real  estate  and  loan 
business  in  this  city  since  1871.  In  June,  1895,  he  was  appointed  a  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  and  on  July  1,  1895,  he  was  appointed  a  Police  Magistrate  by  Mayor  Geo. 
B.  Swift.  He  served  with  distinction  during  the  late  war  as  a  private  in  Company 
M,  llth  N.  Y.  Cavalry  from  September,  1862,  to  August,  1864.  and  as  Lieutenant  of 
Company  H,  108th  U.  S.  C.  Infantry  from  September,  1864,  to  March  30,  1866.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Phi  Betta  Kappa  Society  and  the  Northwest** rn  Association  of 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon;  is  a  prominent  member  of  South  Chicago  Council,  National 
Union;  Past  Post  Commander  of  A.  E.  Burnside  Post  No.  109,  Department  Illinois 
G.  A.  R.;  a  Past  Archon  of  Anchor  Council  No.  41,  Royal  League,  and  an  active 
member  of  the  Illinois  Commandery  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion. 


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Noble  T.  Robbins, 

Police  Magistrate. 


AT OBLE  T.  ROBBINS,  the  South  Chicago  Police  Magistrate,  was  born  at  Niles, 
©j  ^|  Ohio,  February  23,  1856.  He  received  his  early  education  at  the  public 
schools  of  Niles,  and  afterward  graduated  from  Hiram  College  and  the 
Union  College  of  L/aw  at  Chicago.  He  has  been  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  at  South 
Chicago  for  many  years,  and  was  appointed  a  Police  Magistrate  by  Mayor  Cregier 
in  1889,  reappointed  by  Mayor  Hopkins  in  1893  and  again  by  Mayor  Swift  in  1895. 
As  a  lawyer  he  stands  high  in  the  profession;  as  an  official  he  enjoys  the  confidence 
of  the  people,  and  as  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  that  part  of  the  city  he  is  re- 
spected by  all.  He  is  a  prominent  Mason,  being  a  member  of  Triluminar  Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Sinai  Chapter,  and  Calumet  Commandery,  and  is  also  a  member  of 
Golden  Link  Lodge  No.  517,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  Calumet 
Council  of  the  Royal  Arcanum. 


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Henry  Q.  Schulte, 

Police  Magistrate. 


«ENRY  G.  SCHUL/TE,  the  well-known  and  popular  Police  Magistrate,  was 
born  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  August  25,  1859.  He  was  educated  at  Concordia 
College,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  and  Concordia  Seminary,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  After 
teaching  school  for  some  time  he  came  to  Chicago  in  1887  and  become  editor  of  a 
German  weekly.  He  subsequently  entered  the  Chicago  College  of  Law  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1891,  and  was  shortly  after  placed  in  the  Prosecuting  Attorney's 
office  by  Mayor  Washburne.  In  March,  1895,  he  was  endorsed  by  the  Cook  County 
Judiciary  for  Justice  of  the  Peace,  appointed  by  Governor  Altgeld  and  confirmed 
by  the  State  Senate  on  June  14,  1895.  He  was  shortly  afterwards  appointed  Police 
Magistrate  at  Englewood  by  Mayor  Swift.  He  is  a  stanch,  active  and  popular 
Republican,  and  was  urged  to  accept  the  nomination  for  State  Senator  in  his  dis- 
trict at  one  time,  but  he  declined  to  make  the  race.  He  was  married  in  1883  to  Miss 
Emily  Klaehn,  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  and  has  two  sons,  Robert  and  Herbert. 


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Q.  J.  Chott, 

Police  Magistrate. 


/§\  J.  CHOTT  was  born  in  the  city  of  Chicago,  February  1,  1862,  and  is  a  grad- 
\jj  ,  uate  of  a  Chicago  high  school.  He  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  re- 
^^  sponsibility,  and  for  a  man  of  only  thirty-three  years  he  has  had  many  high 
honors  conferred  upon  him  by  the  people.  In  1888  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Illinois  Legislature,  and  was  re-elected  in  1890.  During  the  Washburne  adminis- 
tration from  1891  to  1893  he  served  as  Chief  Clerk  in  the  L/aw  Department,  under 
Corporation  Counsel  John  S.  Miller.  On  June  14, 1895,  he  was  appointed  a  Justice  of 
the  Peace  by  Governor  Altgeld,  and  later  was  appointed  a  Police  Magistrate  at 
the  Desplaines  Street  Station  by  Mayor  Swift.  He  has  been  prominent  in  Repub- 
lican politics  for  many  years,  having  been  a  member  of  the  State  Central  Commit- 
tee, and  for  the  past  eight  years  a  member  and  Secretary  of  the  City  Central 
Committee.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Veteran  Union  League  and  the  Bohemian 
Turners,  and  was  recently  re-elected  President  of  the  Bohemian  Republican 
L/eague. 


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James  C.  Dooley, 

Police  flagistrate. 


JAMES  C.  DOOLEY,  the  Second  District  Police  Magistrate,  was  born  in  Ireland 
in  December,  1850.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  Northwestern  Law  School  and  the 
Chicago  College  of  Law.  He  was  appointed  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  1891  by 
Governor  Fifer,  and  reappointed  in  1895  by  Governor  Altgeld.  In  1892  he  was  ap- 
pointed Police  Magistrate  of  the  Second  District  by  Mayor  Washburne,  reappoint- 
ed in  1893  bj  Mayor  Harrison,  in  1894  by  Mayor  Hopkins,  and  again  in  1895  by 
Mayor  Swift.  He  has  taken  a  prominent  part  in  politics  for  many  years,  has  often 
presided  as  chairman  of  conventions,  and  was  several  times  elected  a  delegate  to 
National  Democratic  Conventions.  He  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Cook  County 
Democracy,  has  been  a  member  of  the  Democratic  County  Central  Committee,  and 
has  always  been  a  strong  advocate  of  a  non-partisan  judiciary  for  Cook  County. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  National  Union,  Knights  of  Pythias  and  C.  O.  F.,  and  is  re- 
garded as  one  of  the  progressive  and  public-spirited  men  of  Chicago. 


Olaf  Severson, 

Police  Magistrate. 


OLAF  SEVERSON,  Police  Magistrate  of  the  Fourth  District,  was  born  at 
Berg-en,  Norway,  August  26,  1858.  He  came  to  the  United  States  at  an  early 
age  and  attended  the  Carpenter  and  Washington  schools  in  this  city.  He 
has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor  in  Chicago,  among  them  that  of  Deputy 
Coroner  under  Hertz,  and  Deputy  Clerk  of  the  Criminal  Court  under  Stevens.  He 
was  appointed  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  by  the  Governor,  and  a  Police  Magistrate  of 
the  Fourth  District  by  the  Mayor.  He  is  a  prominent  member  of  many  of  the 
great  Orders,  among  them  the  Knights  of  Honor,  National  Union,  Royal  League, 
Royal  Arcanum,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  Independent  Order  of 
Foresters;  he  is  also  a  Mason  of  high  standing,  being  a  member  of  Sigwalt  Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Corinthian  Chapter,  R.  A.  M.,  St.  Bernard  Commandery,  K.  T., 
Medinah  Temple  and  Mystic  Shrine.  He  takes  a  very  active  interest  in  public 
affairs,  is  married  and  has  two  sons  and  resides  at  189  Humboldt  Boulevard. 


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Henry  Bonnefoi, 

Police  Magistrate. 


Tf  ENRY  BONNEFOI,  Police  Magistrate  of  the  Tenth  District,  was  born  in  Cas- 
\_  )  sel,  Germany,  December  20,  1849,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1867. 
Coming'  to  Chicago  in  1871  he  at  once  entered  upon  the  field  of  journalism, 
becoming-  connected  with  the  "Abendpost"  and  other  German  dailies,  and  subse- 
quently published  the  Lake  View  "Tribune,"  a  German  Republican  weekly  news- 
paper. In  1888  he  was  appointed  Deputy  Postmaster  of  the  Lake  View  Postal  Sta- 
tion. In  April,  1895,  he  was  nominated  for  Justice  of  the  Peace  by  the  Cook  County 
Judiciary,  appointed  by  Governor  Altgeld,  and  his  appointment  confirmed  by  the 
Senate  on  June  14.  He  was  appointed  Police  Magistrate  of  the  Tenth  District  later 
by  Mayor  Swift  and  confirmed  by  the  City  Council.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias,  Harugari,  and  Turnverein  Lincoln,  of  which  he  was  President.  He  is 
a  prominent  member  of  the  25th  Ward  Republican  Club,  and  is  one  of  the  most 
popular  German-Americans  in  the  North  Division  of  the  city. 


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George  Kersten, 

Police  Magistrate. 


KERSTEN,  the  popular  North  Ride  Police  Magistrate,  was  born  in 
VJ  Chicago  March  21,  1853,  and  was  educated  at  a  business  college  and  at  a  pri- 
vate local  educational  institution.  In  1883  he  was  appointed  a  Justice  of  the 
Peace  and  is  now  serving  his  fourth  term,  which  will  expire  in  1899.  He  was  ap- 
pointed a  Police  Magistrate  by  Mayor  Harrison  in  1883,  reappointed  by  him  in  1885, 
by  Mayor  Roche  in  1887,  by  Mayor  Cregier  in  1889,  by  Mayor  Washburne  in  1891, 
by  Mayor  Harrison  in  1893  and  again  in  1895  by  Mayor  Swift.  He  was  nominated 
for  Sheriff  in  1886  by  the  Democratic  party,  but  withdrew.  In  1893  he  was  nomi- 
nated for  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  but  was  defeated  by  a  small  majority.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  Shrine,  Foresters,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  is 
a  32nd  degree  Mason.  He  is  an  enthusiastic  sportsman,  belonging  to  all  the  lead- 
ing gun  clubs  and  also  the  Washington  Park  Club.  He  has  been  President  and 
Secretary  of  the  County  Democracy,  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Waubansee  and 
Germania  Clubs  and  is  considered  one  of  the  political  and  social  leaders  of  the 
North  Side. 


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CLERKS  OF    , 
DISTRICT  POLICE  COURTS. 


E.  S.  Robinson, 

Clerk  of  the  First  District  Police  Court. 


BS.  ROBINSON,  Clerk  of  the  Armory  Police  Court  (1st  District),  was  born  at 
,     Marysville,  Ohio,  September  16,  1867.     He  came  here   when  a  boy  and  is  a 
graduate  of  the  South  Division  High  School.     He  was  appointed  to  his  pres- 
ent important  position  by  Mayor  Swift  May  15,  1895,  and  is  under  bond  to  the  city 
of  Chicago  in  the  sum  of  $10,000.     Mr.  Robinson  and  his   assistants  have  no  easy 
task  in  handling  the  immense  docket  in  this  court,  as  statistics  show  that  there  are 
more  cases  tried  there  than  in  any  other  police  court  in  the  world. 


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Harry  B.  Trimble, 

Clerk  of  the  Sixth  District  Police  Court. 


HARRY  B.  TRIMBLE,  Clerk  of  the  6th  District  Police  Court,  was  born  at  Keo- 
kuk,  Iowa,  January  21,  1858.     He  has  served  as  a  Deputy  Clerk  of  the  Circuit 
Court,  and  was  assigned  to  the  Hon.  Judge  Baker  for  six  years  as  Minute 
Clerk,  acquiring  a  large  circle  of  friends  among  litigants  and  counsel  during  that 
time.     In  the  spring  of  1895  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  position  of  trust  by 
Mayor  Swift  and  confirmed  by  the  Council  under  a  heavy  bond. 


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C.  A.  Burnham, 

Clerk  of  the  Seventh  District  Police  Court. 


GA.  BURNHAM,  Clerk  of  the  7th  District  Police  Court,  was  born  at  Johnston, 
.     Vt.,  Aug-ust  21,  1868,  and  received  a  good  public   school  education.     He  was 
appointed  to  his  present  responsible  position  May  13,  1895,  shortly  after  the 
election   of   Mayor   Swift,   and   is  under  bond  to  the  city  of  Chicago  in  the  sum  of 
$5,000.     He  is  a  member  of  the  Loyal  Leg-ion,  Cook  County   Republican  Marching- 
Club  ,  and  a  popular  member  of  the  32nd  Ward  Club. 


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C.  O.  Hawkins, 

Clerk  of  tbe  Eighth  District  Police  Court. 


CO.  HAWKINS,  Clerk;of  the  8th  District  Police  Court,  was  born  in  DesMoines, 
Iowa,  November  14,  1863,  and  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
that  city.     He  has  resided  in  Chicago  for  the  past  twelve  years,  and  was  ap- 
pointed to  his  present  position  of  trust  in  May,  1895,  being  under  $5,000  bonds  to 
the  city  of  Chicago.     He  is  a^member  of  the  Masonic  order,  and  resides  at  717  Fif- 
ty-fourth court. 


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B.  S.  Rozynek, 


Clerk  of  the  Seventh  District  Police  Court. 


BS.  ROZYNEK,  the  popular  Clerk  of  the  7th  District  Police  Court,  was  bon 
.     in  the  city  of  Chicago  October  24,  1870,  and  has  resided  here  all  his  life.     H 
was  appointed  to  his  present  position   of  trust  by  the  Mayor,  and  is  unde 
heavy  bonds  to  the  city.     He  is  a  member  of  Custer  Lodge  No.  131,  K.  P.,  John  II 
Sobrieski  Guards  Pulaski  and  is  Treasurer  of  the  Polish  National  Alliance.     Mr 
Rozynek  is  married,  has  one  child  and  resides  at  8850  Commercial  avenue. 


136 


Walter  Q.  Peters, 

Clerk  of  the  Tenth  District  Police  Court. 


WAI/TER  G.  PETERS,  Clerk  of  the  10th  District  Police  Court,.. was  born  in 
the  city  of  Chicago  May  28,   1864,   was  educated  in  the    public  schools  here 
and  is  a   graduate  of  the  Cook  County  Normal  School.     After"  graduating 
from  the  above  institution  he  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business,  becoming  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Peters  &  Peters.     In  1893  he  was  appointed  a  United  States  Cus- 
toms Inspector  at  the  World's  Fair,  and  was  appointed  to  his  present  position  by 
Mayor  Swift  and  confirmed  by  the  Council  May  13,  1895.      He  is  an  active  member 
of  the  Republican  Club  of  the  26th  ward,  in  which  he  resides. 


137 


Charles  H.  Eis, 

Clerk  of  the  Second  District  Police  Court. 


/CHARLES  H.  EIS,  Clerk  of  the  2nd  District  Police  Court,  was  born  at  St.  Paul, 
I.  Minn.,  June  11,  1872,  and  has  been  a  resident  of  Chicago  for  nine  years.  He 
attended  the  Clarke  public  school  here  for  some  time  and  subsequently  en- 
gaged in  the  real  estate  business.  He  was  appointed  to  his  present  position  of 
trust  by  Mayor  Swift  on  May  20,  1895,  and  is  under  bond  to  the  city  in  the  sum  of 
$5,000.  Mr.  Eis  is  a  member  of  the  Royal  League  and  the  9th  Ward  Republican 
Club. 


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Harry  S.  Keats, 

Clerk  of  the  Fourth  District  Police  Court. 


HARRY  S.  KEATS,  the  popular  young  Clerk  of  the  4th  District  Police  Court, 
was  born  at  Lynn  Regis,  England;  came  to  Chicago  when  a  boy, 'and  was  ed- 
ucated in  the  public  schools  of  this  city.     He  is    a  son   of   Alderman  James 
Keats  of  the  14th  ward,  and  was  appointed  to  his  present  position  of  trust  by  Mayor 
Swift  in  May,  1895.     Mr.  Keats  is  a  leader  among  the  younger   element  of  Repub- 
licans in  that  part  of  Chicago  and  is  popular  in  society  circles,  being  a  member  of 
the  Knights  of  Pythias,  Royal  Arcanum,  D.  C.  Cregier  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and 
the  Aeolus  Cycling  Club.     He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Light  Horse  Dra- 
goons before  they  were  disbanded. 


139 


Henry  Severin, 

Clerk  of  the  Fifth  District  Police  Court. 


TJ  KNRY  SEVERIN,  the  Clerk  of  the  5th  District  Police  Court,  has  had  a  long 
and  successful  political  career,  having-  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor.  His  first  appointment,  that  of  Health  Inspector,  came  in  the  spring 
of  1873,  and  he  served  until  1879,  when  he  was  appointed  a  Deputy  Sheriff,  and 
served  as  such  under  Sheriffs  Hoffman,  Mann  andHanchett  until  1886.  During  this 
period  he  also  served  two  terms  as  Alderman  in  the  City  Council,  having  been 
elected  to  that  body  in  1883  and  again  in  1885  from  the  old  16th  ward,  now  the  22nd. 
In  1887  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  position,  serving  until  1889,  when  he  was 
appointed  United  States  Marshal,  serving  until  1891,  when  Mayor  Washburne  re- 
appointed  him  as  Clerk  of  the  5th  District  Court.  In  1893  he  was  reappointed  Dep- 
uty Sheriff,  serving  under  Sheriffs  Gilbert  and  Pease  until  1895,  when  he  was  rein- 
stated by  Mayor  Swift  to  his  present  position. 


140 


Vote  for  Aldermen,  April,  1895. 


1.  F.  P.  Gleason,  R 2,865 

A.  C.  Babcock,  Ind.  R 287 

Michael  Kenna,  D 2,499 

W.  H.  Bond,  Peo 173 

2.  Martin  Best,  R 2,200 

Harry  Evans,  D 1,481 

Kirk  Hawes,  Ind.  R 1,779 

T.  J.  O'Hearn,  Peo 74 

3.  N.  B.  Judah,  R 4,340 

W.  E.  Paulsen,  Ind 954 

W.  O.  Staub,  Peo 105 

4.  M.  B.  Madden,  R 3,991 

F.  W.  Walker,  D 2,855 

H.  De Young,  Peo 138 

J.  H.  Leslie,  Pro 35 

5.  J.  Doerr,  R 3,528 

P.  J.  Wall,  D 2,827 

J.  Lawler,  Peo 840 

S.  F.  Welbasky,  Pro 

A.  Johnson,  Cit 427 

6.  M.  J.  Kelly,  R 2,947 

H.  Stuckart,  D .5,273 

T.  Reed,  Ind.  D 47 

R.  A.  Rahn,  Peo 506 

7.  E.  Haas,  R 1.963 

W.  J.  O'Neill,  D 1,667 

M.  Barnett,  Ind 1,678 

A.  P.  Kadison,  Peo 321 

B.  Schram,  Ind.  R 137 

8.  W.  H.  Curran,  R 1,754 

J.  Bennett,  D 2,129 

W.  J.  Cody,  Peo 228 

J.  McAndrews,  Ind 36 

P.  Slatinsky,  Ind 1,699 

9.  J.  E.  Bidwill,  R 3,673 

E.  F.  Cullerton,  D 3,450 

W.  B.  Kledzinsky,  Peo 698 

10.  Z.  R.  Carter,  R 5,838 

C.  C.  Schumacher,  D 4,266 

J.  P.  Matuska,  Peo 1,090 

J.  A.  Williamson,  Pro 46 

11.  C.  E.  Hambleton,  R 5,058 

J.  Roelle,  D 2,440 

J.  W.  Le  Suer,  Peo .     262 

H.  Iv.  Parmelee,  Pro 65 

12.  J.  L,.  Campbell,  R 5,616 

R.  E.  Cantwell,  D 3,342 

J.  H.  Greer,  Peo 336 

J.  Patten,  Ind 3,905 

13.  C.  F.  Holman,  R 5.052 

S.  W.  Roth,  D 3,009 

D.  P.  Knilin,  Peo 590 

P.  M.  Shann,  Pro 116 

14.  G.  A.  Mugler,  R 5,048 

P.  Jackson,  D 3,182 

O.  O.  Krabol,  Peo 765 

H.  M.  Gronwold,  Pro 64 

15.  J.  F.  Haas,  R ..5,368 

V.  Paraski,  D 3,284 

E.  E.  Cook,  Peo 750 

W.  Karnott,  Pro 67 

R.  W.  Maske,  Ind 28 

16.  G.  C.  L,enke,  R 4,562 

S.  H.  Kunz,  D 3,220 

A.  O.  Froebe,  Peo 434 

O.  L.  Stangland,  Pro 55 

M.  G.  Conley,  Ind 285 

17.  S.  P.  Revere,  R 1,705 

S.  M.  Gosselin,  D 1,055 

J.  Juelson,  Peo 196 

J.  Siljander,  Pro 22 

T.  Johnson,  Cit 1,531 


18.  J.  A.  Rogers,  R 3,199 

J.  J.  Brennan,  D 3,301 

W.  Roberts,  Peo 727 

19.  S.  H.  Sinsheimer,  R 1,975 

T.  Gallagher,  D 2,842 

A.  Bilek,  Peo 319 

F.  Lawler,  Ind 3,441 

20.  J.  H.  Hartwick,  R. . .    2,096 

D.  Long,  D 1,637 

J.  B.  Taylor,  Peo.   452 

A.  E.  Reimer,  Pro 31 

C.  Hausser,  Ind 289 

J.  W.  McL/ean,  Ind 448 

21.  F.  A.  Hoyer,  R 3,093 

J.  McGillen,  D 2,231 

B.  Koerner,  Peo 394 

F,  Meine,  Ind 56 

G.  M.  Fitch,  Ind 47 

22.  W.  Baumer,  R 2,511 

A.  W.  Maltby,  D 2,681 

F.  C.  Lange,  Peo 456 

Otto  Reese,  Ind.  R 292 

D.  Huguenin,  Ind.  R 63 

23.  J.  Weisbrod,  R 3,122 

J.  J.  Lyon,  D 1,867 

C.  A.  DeL/ang,  Peo 620 

W.  Watson,  Ind 62 

J.  McCaffrey,  Ind 869 

24.  Z.  C.  Peck,  R 1,570 

J.  P.  Agnew,  D 1,673 

D.  E.  Rose,  Peo 234 

H.  A.  Meyercord,  Pro 12 

W.  R.  Manierre,  Ind.  R 2,126 

F.  Griesheimer,  Ind.  D 1,155 

25.  G.  B.  Milne,  R 4,996 

C.  W.  Wilse,  D ' 1,999 

C.  S.  Hallberg,  Peo 517 

26.  W.  Finkler,  R 3,857 

C.  J.  Flick,  D 3,144 

H.  Alschuler,  Peo   1,321 

W.  H.  Cookingham,  Pro 54 

27.  M.  J.  Conway,  R 1,462 

G.  S.  Foster,  D 2,045 

A.  Hofmann,  Peo 178 

E.  G.  Stearns.  Pro 21 

28.  W.  Barclay,  R 938 

T.  J.  Ryan,  D 1,105 

E.  B.  Williams,  Peo 139 

T.  E.  Thorsen,  Pro 15 

T.  Sayle,  Ind.  R 1,389 

29.  J.  J.  McCarthy,  R   3,449 

T.  Carey,  D 3,373 

M.  E.  Kleininger,  Peo 602 

30.  J.  W.  Utesch,  R 6,041 

C.  Peterson,  D 4,931 

H.  A.  Wilson,  Peo 2,442 

C.  Anderson,  Pro 219 

M.  F.  Mullens,  Ind.  R 29 

E.  J.  Graessler,  Ind 33 

31.  I.  T.  Greenacre,  R 5,206 

J.  S.  Kirkpatrick,  Peo 1,029 

E.  O.  Gratton,  Pro 129 

32.  W.  Kent,  R 7,194 

J.  E.  Ricketts,  D 2,241 

F.  J.  Schulte,  Peo 168 

33.  G.  W.  Shepherd,  R 3,870 

F.  J.  White,  D 1,947 

E.  Keller,  Peo 548 

34.  J.  O'Neill,  R 7,338 

J.  P.  McGoorty,  D 2,907 

L,.  Haas,  Peo 966 

A.  Hart,  Pro ". 76 

H.  F.  Hogan,  Ind.R 26 


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Ballard,  Addison 16 

Best,  Martin 17 

Bidwill,  Joseph  E 27 

Brachtendorf ,  Anton  J 48 

Butler,  Hubert  W 58 

Bigane,  John 60 

Brown,  Wm.  H 69 

Badenoch,  John  J 78 

Burkert,  Erastus  J 85 

Busse,  Robert  C Ill 

Bonnefoi,  Henry 128 

Burnham,  C.  A 134 

Chicago,  Civil  List  of 7 

Chicago,  Mayors  of 8 

Chicago,  Ward  Map  of 142 

Coughlin,  John  J 14 

Cooke,  Wm.  J 19 

Cooke,  John  A 23 

Carter,  Zina  R 29 

Campbell,  James  L/ 33 

Currier,  Thos.  H 52 

Chapman,  Wm.  P 54 

Chadwick,  Oliver  L, 68 

Corlett,  Robert  David 70 

Carr,  Henry  T 99 

Clark,  Gideon  E 122 

Chott,  Q.  J 125 

Chicago,  Vote  for  Alderman 141 

Deist,  David 20 

Doerr,  Wm.  J 21 

Downey,  Joseph 75 

Dwyer,  Edward  J 92 

Denison,  Franklin  A 110 

Dooley,  James  C   126 

Engel,  Frederick  C 28 

Ehlert,  Charles  E 46 

Ehrhorn,  Edward  H 93 

Eis,  Chas.  H 138 

Finkler,  Wm 57 

Foster,  George  S 59 

Gleason,  Francis  P 15 

Greenacre,  I.  T 64 

Garrott,  Erasmus,  M.  D 100 

Gerhi  man  Adolph,  M.  D 105 

Garnett,  Eugene 14 

Haas,  Edward 24 

Haas,  Joseph  F 39 

Hambleton,  Chas.  E 31 

Holman,  Chas.  F 35 

Hartwick,  John  H 47 

Howell,  Cyrus  H 66 

Hemstreet,  Frank  E 84 

Harper,  Alexander 89 

Horn,  Adam  N 95 

Heckard,  Martin  Otis,  M.  D 102 

Hunt,  Vere  de  Vere 112 

Hebel,  Oscar 116 

Hall,  Wm.  T 120 

Hennessy,  John  J 121 

Hawkins,  C.  0 135 


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Jaworski,  S.  David 103 

Kahler,  Conrad 32 

Keats,  James 36 

Kent,  W.  D 73 

Kerr,  Wm.  R.  . : 74 

Kennicott,  Cass  L, 104 

Kersten,  Geo 129 

Keats,  Harry  S 139 

Lammars,  Joseph  A 38 

Lenke,  Geo.  C 41 

Lawler,  Frank 45 

Larson,  John  A 50 

Madden,  Martin  B 18 

Mugler,  Geo.  A 37 

Manierre,  Wm.  R 53 

Milne,  Geo.  B 55 

Mulcahy,  Robert 61- 

Merchant,  Walter 62 

Mann,  James  R 65 

MacDonald,  Robert  J 83 

Mamer,  Christopher 88 

Maas,  Philip 90 

May,  D.  J 101 

Nye,  Frank  E 94 

O'Connor,  Maurice  M 42 

Powers,  John 44 

Patton,  H.  Dorsey 86 

Peters,  Walter  G 137 

Rohde,  Frederick  26 

Revere,  Stephen  P 43 

Ross.  Alexander 79 

Richolson,  B.  F 87 

Rohde,  J.  C.  W 91 

Richardson,  John 119 

Robbins,  Noble  T 123 

Robinson,  E.  S 132 

Rozynek,  B.  S 136 

Swift,  Geo.  B     

Stuckart,  Henry 22 

Slepicka,  Frank 25 

Stanwood,  Edward  W.    34 

Schermann,  John 40 

Schendorf .  Henry  C .  . .  .  49 

Schlake,  Wm.  E 56 

Shepherd,  Geo.  W 67 

Swenie,  D.  J 77 

Smejkal,  Joseph  A 113 

Schulte,  Henry  G 124 

Severson,  Olaf 127 

Severin,  Henry 140 

Tatge,  Wm.  Henry 109 

Thompson,  David  J 115 

Trimble,  Harry  B 133 

Utesch.  John  W 63 

Wolf,  Adam 10 

West,  Roy  O H 

Watson,  Alexander  H    30 

Weisbrod,  John 51 

Wetherell,  O.  D 76 

Young,  Andrew 106 


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